| Literature DB >> 17441838 |
Pavel Ressner1, David Skoloudík, Petr Hlustík, Petr Kanovský.
Abstract
Substantia nigra (SN) was assessed by transcranial sonography (TCS) in 47 Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and in 39 healthy volunteers. A semiquantitative echogenicity scale was created with arbitrary values ranging from 1 to 5, zones with grade >or=3 and larger than 0.19 cm(2) were recorded as hyperechogenic SN. TCS examination of SN as a diagnostic test for PD in our study showed 87.2% sensitivity and 94.9% specificity.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17441838 DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2007.00114.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neuroimaging ISSN: 1051-2284 Impact factor: 2.486