@article{ee9a33bfee414946a5e3ed4afe25de69,
title = "Detection of muscle calcifications by thigh CT scan in neurocysticercosis patients",
abstract = "Twenty-five patients with calcified neurocysticercosis (two to four intraparenchymal brain calcifications) were asked to have a non-contrasted computed tomography (CT) scan of the thighs to determine the frequency of muscle calcifications detected by this technique. Thirteen (52%) showed one or more muscle calcifications. The numbers of calcifications in the thighs and the brain were not correlated. Patients with a positive CT scan for muscle calcifications were also examined by X-rays to compare both methods. Only 6 of 13 had visible calcifications on X-ray. Thigh CT scans can demonstrate muscle calcifications in a significant proportion of patients with calcified neurocysticercosis.",
keywords = "CT scan, Cysticercosis, Neurocysticercosis, Peru, Taenia solium",
author = "Bustos, {Javier A.} and Garcia, {Hector H.} and Ruben Dorregaray and Monica Naranjo and Pretell, {E. Javier} and Gonzalez, {Armando E.} and Gilman, {Robert H.}",
note = "Funding Information: We wish to thank Mr Americo Romero and Biol. Silvia Rodriguez for their help with study procedures. The authors are supported by research grants: 063109 from the Wellcome Trust; 23981 from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; P01 AI51976, U01 AI35894, and TW05562 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, USA; and 01107 from the Food and Drug Administration, USA. None of the sponsors participated in the design or performance of this study.",
year = "2005",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.04.011",
language = "Ingl{\'e}s",
volume = "99",
pages = "775--779",
journal = "Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene",
issn = "0035-9203",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "10",
}