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Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous: MRI

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Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV), a developmental cause of leukocoria, is due to incomplete regression of the fetal blood supply to the eye. We report the MRI features of PHPV of the dorsal type to facilitate differential diagnosis from other causes of leukocoria, namely retinoblastoma, which may have major therapeutic consequences.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of the Technical University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, D-52057 Aachen, Germany, Fax: +49-241-8888440, , , , , , DE

    W. Küker

  2. Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital of the Technical University, Aachen, Germany, , , , , , DE

    V. Ramaekers

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Received: 24 August 1998 Accepted: 24 November 1998

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Küker, W., Ramaekers, V. Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous: MRI. Neuroradiology 41, 520–522 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050796

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