Cargando…
Splenial Lesions of the Corpus Callosum: Disease Spectrum and MRI Findings
The corpus callosum (CC) is the largest white matter structure in the brain, consisting of more than 200–250 million axons that provide a large connection mainly between homologous cerebral cortical areas in mirror image sites. The posterior end of the CC is the thickest part, which is called the sp...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
The Korean Society of Radiology
2017
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5447647/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28670166 http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2017.18.4.710 |
_version_ | 1783239375629320192 |
---|---|
author | Park, Sung Eun Choi, Dae Seob Shin, Hwa Seon Baek, Hye Jin Choi, Ho Cheol Kim, Ji Eun Choi, Hye Young Park, Mi Jung |
author_facet | Park, Sung Eun Choi, Dae Seob Shin, Hwa Seon Baek, Hye Jin Choi, Ho Cheol Kim, Ji Eun Choi, Hye Young Park, Mi Jung |
author_sort | Park, Sung Eun |
collection | PubMed |
description | The corpus callosum (CC) is the largest white matter structure in the brain, consisting of more than 200–250 million axons that provide a large connection mainly between homologous cerebral cortical areas in mirror image sites. The posterior end of the CC is the thickest part, which is called the splenium. Various diseases including congenital to acquired lesions including congenital anomalies, traumatic lesions, ischemic diseases, tumors, metabolic, toxic, degenerative, and demyelinating diseases, can involve the splenium of the CC and their clinical symptoms and signs are also variable. Therefore, knowledge of the disease entities and the imaging findings of lesions involving the splenium is valuable in clinical practice. MR imaging is useful for the detection and differential diagnosis of splenial lesions of the CC. In this study, we classify the disease entities and describe imaging findings of lesions involving the splenium of the CC based on our experiences and a review of the literature. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-5447647 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2017 |
publisher | The Korean Society of Radiology |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-54476472017-07-01 Splenial Lesions of the Corpus Callosum: Disease Spectrum and MRI Findings Park, Sung Eun Choi, Dae Seob Shin, Hwa Seon Baek, Hye Jin Choi, Ho Cheol Kim, Ji Eun Choi, Hye Young Park, Mi Jung Korean J Radiol Neuroimaging and Head & Neck The corpus callosum (CC) is the largest white matter structure in the brain, consisting of more than 200–250 million axons that provide a large connection mainly between homologous cerebral cortical areas in mirror image sites. The posterior end of the CC is the thickest part, which is called the splenium. Various diseases including congenital to acquired lesions including congenital anomalies, traumatic lesions, ischemic diseases, tumors, metabolic, toxic, degenerative, and demyelinating diseases, can involve the splenium of the CC and their clinical symptoms and signs are also variable. Therefore, knowledge of the disease entities and the imaging findings of lesions involving the splenium is valuable in clinical practice. MR imaging is useful for the detection and differential diagnosis of splenial lesions of the CC. In this study, we classify the disease entities and describe imaging findings of lesions involving the splenium of the CC based on our experiences and a review of the literature. The Korean Society of Radiology 2017 2017-05-19 /pmc/articles/PMC5447647/ /pubmed/28670166 http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2017.18.4.710 Text en Copyright © 2017 The Korean Society of Radiology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Neuroimaging and Head & Neck Park, Sung Eun Choi, Dae Seob Shin, Hwa Seon Baek, Hye Jin Choi, Ho Cheol Kim, Ji Eun Choi, Hye Young Park, Mi Jung Splenial Lesions of the Corpus Callosum: Disease Spectrum and MRI Findings |
title | Splenial Lesions of the Corpus Callosum: Disease Spectrum and MRI Findings |
title_full | Splenial Lesions of the Corpus Callosum: Disease Spectrum and MRI Findings |
title_fullStr | Splenial Lesions of the Corpus Callosum: Disease Spectrum and MRI Findings |
title_full_unstemmed | Splenial Lesions of the Corpus Callosum: Disease Spectrum and MRI Findings |
title_short | Splenial Lesions of the Corpus Callosum: Disease Spectrum and MRI Findings |
title_sort | splenial lesions of the corpus callosum: disease spectrum and mri findings |
topic | Neuroimaging and Head & Neck |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5447647/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28670166 http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2017.18.4.710 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT parksungeun spleniallesionsofthecorpuscallosumdiseasespectrumandmrifindings AT choidaeseob spleniallesionsofthecorpuscallosumdiseasespectrumandmrifindings AT shinhwaseon spleniallesionsofthecorpuscallosumdiseasespectrumandmrifindings AT baekhyejin spleniallesionsofthecorpuscallosumdiseasespectrumandmrifindings AT choihocheol spleniallesionsofthecorpuscallosumdiseasespectrumandmrifindings AT kimjieun spleniallesionsofthecorpuscallosumdiseasespectrumandmrifindings AT choihyeyoung spleniallesionsofthecorpuscallosumdiseasespectrumandmrifindings AT parkmijung spleniallesionsofthecorpuscallosumdiseasespectrumandmrifindings |