Abstract:CMBs are a radiological biomarker of cerebral small vessel disease. They are seen on blood-sensitive MRI sequences such as T2*-weighted gradient-recalled echo (T2*-GRE) or susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) 1,2,3,4,5,6 . They are small (usually <5 mm in diameter), rounded or oval lesions of low signal intensity in the brain parenchyma 1,2,3,4,7,8 . CMBs represent haemosiderin deposits contained within macrophages in the microvascular perivascular spaces on histopathological examinations 1,2,3,4,9 , and deve… Show more
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