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Item Evaluation of cortical thickness and brain volume on 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging in children with frontal lobe epilepsy(2020) Rahatli, Feride Kural; Sezer, Taner; Has, Arzu Ceylan; Agildere, Ahmet Muhtesem; 0000-0002-2278-1827; 0000-0003-4223-7017; 0000-0002-4226-4034; 31802343; AAJ-5931-2021; AAB-5802-2020; AAL-9808-2021Background Frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) is the most common epilepsy syndrome in the pediatric population; however, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the children with FLE is frequently normal. We use both cortical thickness and brain volume measurements to report on cortical changes in children with FLE. Our aim was to determine cortical thickness and brain volume changes on 3 Tesla MRI of children with FLE and normal brain magnetic resonance imaging. Methods Twenty-seven children with FLE and 27 healthy controls received brain magnetic resonance imaging. Cortical thickness and regional brain volumes were assessed using three-dimensional volumetric T1-weighted imaging and patients were compared with controls. Results In children with FLE, statistically significant (p < 0.05) cortical thinning were found in the bilateral middle frontal gyrus, bilateral occipitotemporal and medial lingual gyrus, left subcallosal gyrus, left short insular gyrus, and right long insular gyrus. Statistically significant volume reductions in right and left hemisphere cortical white matter, total cortical white matter, bilateral thalamus, bilateral putamen, bilateral globus pallidus, right caudate nucleus, brain stem, and right cerebellar cortex were found. Conclusion Cortical thinning in frontal and extra-frontal lobes and volume loss in a variety of brain regions were found in children with FLE.Item Late onset hirayama disease: Characteristic magnetic resonance imaging features hirayana disease(2020) Haberal, Kemal Murat; Avci, Aynur Yilmaz; Bayramoglu, Mert; Agildere, Ahmet Muhtesem; 0000-0002-8211-4065; 0000-0003-4223-7017; 0000-0001-9004-9382; R-9398-2019; AAB-5802-2020; F-6770-2019Hirayama Disease is a rare benign lower motor neuron disorder which is primarily affecting young males. It is characterized by the progressive weakness of the distal upper extremities followed by spontaneous stabilization of the symptoms. In this paper, we describe a 58 year- old female patient with a complaint of weakness in the right hand and forearm. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine established the final diagnosis of Hirayama disease. Hirayama disease when detected and intervened at an early stage of the disease process, can have a good prognosis. Clinicians and radiologists should be aware of the clinical features, as well as suspicious findings on neutral-position MR imaging and an additional neck-flexion MR imaging study should be arranged to confirm the diagnosis.Item Can unenhanced brain magnetic resonance imaging be used in routine follow up of meningiomas to avoid gadolinium deposition in brain?(2019) Rahatli, Feride Kural; Donmez, Fuldem Yildirim; Kesim, Cagri; Haberal, kema Murat; Turnaoglu, Hale; Agildere, Ahmet Muhtesem; 0000-0002-8211-4065; 0000-0002-8964-291X; 30343167; R-9398-2019; AAB-5802-2020; AAD-5996-2021; AAE-5528-2021Purpose: We hypothesized that unenhanced brain MRI can be used in follow up of patients with intracranial meningioma to avoid gadolinium deposition in the brain and allow measurement of meningioma dimensions from pre-contrast T2-weighted images. Methods: Dimensions of meningiomas were measured on pre-contrast T2, post-contrast T1 weighted images. Results: The sizes of meningiomas in post-contrast axial T1-weighted images were similar with that in pre-contrast axial T2-weighted images. Signal intensity increase was detected in dentate nucleus and globus pallidus (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Gadolinium deposition could be avoided in patients with meningioma by using unenhanced brain MRI for follow up scans.Item Cervical destructive spondyloarthropathy due to the dialysis-related amyloidosis: imaging findings(2019) Turnaoglu, Hale; Haberal, Kemal Murat; Unal, Oguzcan; Ozen, Ozlem Isiksacan; Agildere, Ahmet MuhtesemDialysis-related amyloidosis that occurs secondary to the deposition of amyloid fibrils containing beta-2-microglobulin, is a type of amyloidosis affecting patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis. It involves the osteoarticular system predominantly. Destructive spondyloarthropathy, is a type of dialysis-related spondyloarthropathy, which frequently involves the cervical spine, have been reported only sporadically. We describe a case of a destructive spondyloarthropathy, in a 43-year-old long-term hemodialysis patient, presenting with myelopathy with particular interest to cervical computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings.Item Quantitative elastography in differentiating benign and malignant breast lesions(2016) Purbager, Aysin; Pekoz, Burcak Cakir; Aslan, Hulya; Agildere, Ahmet Muhtesem; 0000-0003-4223-7017; 0000-0002-7138-246X; AAB-5802-2020; AAK-9104-2021Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of quantitative elastography in differentiating benign and malignant breast lesions that were detected by B-mode ultrasonography, to compare shear wave velocities of benign and malignant lesions, and to determine cut-off values differentiating malignant lesions from benign ones Material and Methods: In this prospective study we enrolled 254 breast lesions of 240 patients detected by B-mode ultrasonography, and underwent biopsy in our department. Shear wave elastography was performed to all lesions before biopsies. The patients who had radiotherapy or chemotherapy previously were not included. Elastography examinations were performed by one of the two radiologists specialising in breast radiology. The mean and median shear wave velocities, and standard deviation values were measured in meters/second. Both mean and median shear wave velocities were compared with histopathology results. Sensitivity, specificity, and the area under the curve were obtained by using a receiver operating characteristic curve analysis Results: The mean age of the patients, lesion size, mean and median shear wave velocities were significantly different between benign and malignant groups. The mean shear wave velocity of benign and malignant lesions were 3.59 +/- 1.2m/s and 5.59 +/- 1.9m/s, respectively. The cut-off value for the mean shear wave velocity was 4.08 m/s (71.6% sensitivity and 69.6% specificity) to differentiate malignant lesions from benign ones Conclusion: Quantitative elastography is an effective and complementary method making a significant contribution in differentiating benign and malignant lesions. In this respect, we believe that clinical usage of shear wave elastography should be generalized