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Spinal segment variants are highly prevalent and can potentially lead to incorrect spinal enumeration. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of spinal segment variants and to study the potential association among these variants in an asymptomatic population. The results showed that the spinal segment variants are highly prevalent, ranging from 4.2% (cervical rib) to 26.4% (LSTV), and that these variants are associated with each other. The authors recommend further imaging for spine enumeration before interventions or operations when a spinal segment variant is identified.

MR imaging-based cerebral perfusion metrics can be obtained by tracing a contrast bolus through the brain microvasculature. The authors compared the calculated resting relative perfusion metrics obtained from the choroid plexus (CP) with those obtained from the middle cerebral artery (MCA) in healthy participants and patients with glioma. The findings of this study suggest that an arterial input function chosen from within the CP is comparable with one chosen from the MCA and may be an alternative, particularly when there is no suitable MCA location to interrogate.