Abstract #0584

MR Relaxometry in PKAN Patients at 1.5T, 3T & 7T

Monika Dezortova¹, Vit Herynek¹, Martin Krssak², Claudia Kronnerwetter³, Milan Hajek¹

¹MR-Unit, Dept Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, Institute for Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic; ²Center for Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering & MR Centre of Excellence, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ³Dept Radiology & MR Centre of Excellence, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Panthotenate-kinase associated neurodegeneration is characterized by iron accumulation in the basal ganglia. Iron deposits were studied using T2 MR relaxometry at 1.5T, 3T and 7T in three patients and five controls.