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Pediatric Echogenic Caudate Nucleus
Etiology: Unknown
Imaging US: Caudate nuclei are echogenic
DDX:
Complications: None
Treatment: None
Clinical: Clinical significance is unclear
Radiology Cases of Echogenic Caudate Nucleus
Transverse US of the brain (above left) shows the caudate nuclei to be uniformly echogenic bilaterally, which is also shown on the sagittal US of the left caudate nucleus (below left) and right caudate nucleus (below right).Coronal (left), left sagittal (above right) and right sagittal (below right) US of the brain shows the bilateral caudate nuclei to be echogenic in appearance.
