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We examined T2 shortening in six children with infarcts due to moyamoya disease to clarify whether there are characteristic patterns of T2 shortening in the deep grey and white matter. Profound T2 shortening in the deep grey and white matter was observed in the acute stage of infarct in two cases, which changed to high intensity in the chronic stage; in this stage no T2 shortening was demonstrated in any case. Neither haemorrhagic infarction nor calcification was seen on CT or MRI. There could be longitudinally different T2 shortening patterns between infarcts due to moyamoya disease and other disorders.
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Takanashi, J., Sugita, K., Tanabe, Y. et al. T2 shortening in childhood moyamoya disease. Neuroradiology 38 (Suppl 1), S169–S173 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02278150
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