CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2018; 28(02): 152-160
DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_290_17
Neuroradiology & Head and Neck Imaging

Imaging of dentate nucleus pathologies; a pictorial essay

Kajari Bhattacharya
Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
,
Hima Pendharkar
Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
,
Arun K Gupta
Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

Dentate nucleus is affected in a wide variety of conditions. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain is the diagnostic modality of choice for delineating the signal characteristics, which helps in narrowing down a vast list of differentials for conditions affecting the dentate. Computed tomography plays an important role, especially for pathologies associated with calcification of dentate nucleus.



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26. Juli 2021

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