Fazekas Classification

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The Fazekas classification is used to grade a leukoencephalopathy on MRI and was published in 19871.

Fazekas Grade Description
Periventricular White Matter (PVMW)
Grade 0 Absent
Grade 1 "Caps" or pencil-thin lines
Grade 2 Smooth "halo"
Grade 3 Irregular periventricular signal extending into the deep white matter.
Deep White Matter (DWM)
Grade 0 Absent
Grade 1 Punctate foci
Grade 2 Beginning confluence
Grade 3 Large confluent areas

References

    1. Fazekas, Franz, et al. "MR signal abnormalities at 1.5 T in Alzheimers dementia and normal aging." American journal of roentgenology 149.2 (1987): 351-356. ↩ ↩

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