[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic accuracy of transcranial sonography of the substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

DH Li, YC He, J Liu, SD Chen - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
A large number of articles have reported substantia nigra hyperechogenicity in Parkinson's
disease (PD) and have assessed the diagnostic accuracy of transcranial sonography (TCS); …

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of transcranial sonography of the substantia nigra for detection of Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Tao, G Chen, Y Deng, R Xu - Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, 2019 - Elsevier
A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy
of substantia nigra hyper-echogenicity by transcranial sonography (TCS) for the diagnosis of …

Specificity and sensitivity of transcranial sonography of the substantia nigra in the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease: prospective cohort study in 196 patients

AEP Bouwmans, AMM Vlaar, WH Mess, A Kessels… - BMJ open, 2013 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Numerous ultrasound studies have suggested that a typical enlarged area of
echogenicity in the substantia nigra (SN+) can help diagnose idiopathic Parkinson's disease …

[HTML][HTML] Differentiating Parkinson's disease from essential tremor using transcranial sonography: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Heim, M Peball, J Hammermeister… - Journal of …, 2022 - content.iospress.com
Background: Essential tremor (ET) and the tremor of Parkinson's disease (PD) are the most
common tremors encountered in clinical practice. Especially in early disease stages …

[HTML][HTML] Usefulness of cardiac MIBG scintigraphy, olfactory testing and substantia nigra hyperechogenicity as additional diagnostic markers for distinguishing between …

H Fujita, K Suzuki, A Numao, Y Watanabe… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background We aimed to evaluate the utility of the combined use of cardiac 123I-
metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy, olfactory testing, and substantia nigra (SN) …

Structural ultrasound of the medial temporal lobe in Alzheimer's disease

R Yilmaz, A Pilotto, B Roeben… - Ultraschall in der …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Purpose One of the anatomical hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the atrophy of the
medial temporal lobe (MTL), yet cost-effective and broadly available methodological …

[HTML][HTML] Lentiform nucleus hyperechogenicity in parkinsonian syndromes: a systematic review and meta-analysis with consideration of molecular pathology

D Richter, AH Katsanos, C Schroeder, G Tsivgoulis… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
The hyperechogenicity of the substania nigra (SN) has been established as a valid finding in
patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), probably caused by an increased tissue iron …

Transcranial sonographic alterations of substantia nigra and third ventricle in Parkinson's disease with or without dementia

ZF Dong, CS Wang, YC Zhang, Y Zhang… - Chinese Medical …, 2017 - mednexus.org
Background: Numerous studies have demonstrated that patients with Parkinson's disease
(PD) have a higher prevalence of substantia nigra (SN) hyperechogenicity compared with …

Accuracy of transcranial brain parenchyma sonography in the diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies

S Favaretto, U Walter, C Baracchini… - European Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Transcranial sonography (TCS) of the brain parenchyma is used
to visualize alterations in the substantia nigra (SN) and it is applied for early diagnosis of …

[HTML][HTML] Essential tremor vs idiopathic Parkinson disease: Utility of transcranial sonography

A Tao, G Chen, Z Mao, H Gao, Y Deng, R Xu - Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Substantia nigra (SN) hyperechogenicity measured by transcranial sonography (TCS) is a
promising biomarker for Parkinson disease (PD). The aim of this study was to explore the …