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Positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies were performed on a case of neuro-Behçet's syndrome. In accordance with the clinical signs, FDG PET (using18F-labeled 2-F-2′-desoxyglucose) revealed disseminated storage defects in the cerebrum and cerebellum. Focal regions of enhanced signal intensity were demonstrated in the parietal white matter of the cerebrum in T2-weighted images and in the brain stem by MRI.
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Wildhagen, K., Meyer, G.J., Stoppe, G. et al. PET and MR imaging in a neuro-behçet syndrome. Eur J Nucl Med 15, 764–766 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00631773
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