Fazekas scale

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical scale
gptkbp:appliesTo deep white matter
periventricular white matter
gptkbp:assesses gptkb:white_matter_hyperintensities
gptkbp:field neuroradiology
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1987
gptkbp:grade0Description no white matter lesions
gptkbp:grade1Description punctate foci
gptkbp:grade2Description beginning confluence of foci
gptkbp:grade3Description large confluent areas
gptkbp:grades 2
0
1
3
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fazekas scale
gptkbp:namedAfter Franz Fazekas
gptkbp:relatedTo vascular dementia
multiple sclerosis
cerebral small vessel disease
aging brain
gptkbp:usedFor grading white matter lesions
gptkbp:usedIn brain MRI
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:white_matter_hyperintensities
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8