The signal intensity ratio of the optic nerve to ipsilateral frontal white matter is of value in the diagnosis of acute optic neuritis

Maki Onodera,Naoya Yama,Masato Hashimoto,Takaharu Shonai,Kazunori Aratani,Hiroyuki Takashima,Ken-ichi Kamo,Hiroshi Nagahama,Hiroshi Ohguro,Masamitsu Hatakenaka

The signal intensity ratio of the optic nerve to ipsilateral frontal white matter is of value in the diagnosis of acute optic neuritis

2016

Maki Onodera
Naoya Yama
Masato Hashimoto
Takaharu Shonai
Kazunori Aratani
Hiroyuki Takashima
Ken-ichi Kamo
Hiroshi Nagahama
Hiroshi Ohguro
Masamitsu Hatakenaka

Objectives To evaluate the usefulness of the signal intensity ratio (SIR) of the optic nerve to the white matter (WM) on short tau inversion recovery (STIR) images to diagnose acute optic neuritis (AON).

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Radiology
Pathology
Optic nerve
Optic neuritis
Frontal lobe
White matter
Frontal white matter
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medicine
Neuroradiology
Ultrasound
Mann–Whitney U test

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