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- 2019
A Case of Cisternal Pilocytic Astrocytoma Diagnosed with the Balanced Steady-State Free Precession Sequence for Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Rare Cause of Subarachnoid HemorrhageDOI: 10.1016/j.wnsx.2018.100003 Keywords: Balanced steady-state free precession sequence, Cistern, Pilocytic astrocytoma, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Unknown etiology bSSFP, Balanced steady-state free precession, CT, Computed tomography, MRI, Magnetic resonance imaging, PA, Pilocytic astrocytoma, SAH, Subarachnoid hemorrhage Abstract: In approximately 15% of cases of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), an obvious source of bleeding cannot be identified by angiography; these are considered cases of SAH of unknown etiology. A rare case of cisternal pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) presenting with SAH is reported. The usefulness of the balanced steady-state free precession (bSSFP) sequence for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect small cisternal lesions is discussed
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