Cerebral Microbleeds: Their Associated Factors, Radiologic Findings, and Clinical Implications

Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are tiny, round dark-signal lesions that are most often detected on gradient-echo MR images. CMBs consist of extravasations of blood components through fragile microvascular walls characterized by lipohyalinosis and surrounding macrophages. The prevalence of CMBs in elder...

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Main Authors: Beom Joon Kim, Seung-Hoon Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Stroke Society 2013-09-01
Series:Journal of Stroke
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Online Access:http://www.j-stroke.org/upload/pdf/jos-15-153.pdf