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Abstract #3010

High-Resolution MRI of Persistent Metopic Suture

Martin Krmer1, Karl-Heinz Herrmann1, Martin Stenzel2, Hans-Joachim Mentzel2, Jrgen R. Reichenbach1

1Medical Physics Group, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology I, Jena University Hospital - Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany; 2Pediatric Radiology, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology I, Jena University Hospital - Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany

We report of a rare case of a persistent metopic suture in an adult male which was imaged using high resolution gradient echo magnetic resonance imaging. A curved surface reconstruction was performed along the cranial surface for an improved visualization of the suture. Although very rare clinicians and radiologists should be aware of this condition in order to avoid misdiagnoses, for example as vertical facture.

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