Abstract #2275

Investigating early-stage parkinsonism using a dedicated MRI protocol and decision tree

Samy Abo Seada¹, Anke W. van der Eerden¹, Agnita J.W. Boon², and Juan Antonio Hernandez-Tamames^1,3

¹Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Department of Imaging Physics, TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands

Synopsis

Keywords: Parkinson's Disease, Multi-ContrastA dedicated MRI protocol and decision tree are presented for differentially diagnosing parkinsonisms. Decision rules are based on existing literature which identified biomarkers with a sensitivity and specificity around or above 80%. Initial in-vivo results from patients are presented, and their MRI findings are partially in agreement with existing literature. Our goal is to test our method on patients at an early-stage when their clinical diagnosis is unclear.

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