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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 8.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Neurol. 2009 Feb;8(2):165–174. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(09)70013-4

Table 2.

Recommended Criteria for CMB Identification

  1. Black on T2*-weighted MRI

  2. Round or ovoid (rather than linear)

  3. Blooming on T2*-weighted MRI

  4. Devoid of signal hyperintensity on T1- or T2-weighted sequences

  5. At least half surrounded by brain parenchyma

  6. Distinct from other potential mimics such as iron/calcium deposits, bone, or vessel flow voids

  7. Clinical history excluding traumatic diffuse axonal injury