title: Simultaneous diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance images and brain blood perfusion scintigraphy for a transient lesion in the splenium of the corpus callosum.
abstract: A transient lesion in the splenium of the corpus callosum is a rare disease and its pathogenesis is unclear. We performed simultaneous diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance images and brain blood perfusion scintigraphy for a transient lesion in the splenium of the corpus callosum. This transient lesion showed hyperintensity on the diffusion-weighted images and hypointensity on the apparent diffusion coefficient map. However, normal blood perfusion was observed on brain blood perfusion scintigraphy. Transient axonal or intramyelinic edema might be a cause of the transient lesion in the splenium of the corpus callosum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tokyo-Kita Social Insurance Hospital, 4-17-56 Akabanedai, Tokyo 115-0053, Japan. t-nojo@gc4.so-net.ne.jp
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nojo
authors.forename: Hidemasa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takao
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kohyama
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon