Susceptibility-weighted imaging, an additional tool to diagnose brain death: Initial experience

Fong Y. Tsai; K. W. Lee; H. W. Kao; C. Y. Chen

Susceptibility-weighted imaging, an additional tool to diagnose brain death: Initial experience

Fong Y. Tsai, K. W. Lee, H. W. Kao, C. Y. Chen

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Abstract

We describe findings suggestive of brain death on susceptibility-weighted imaging. We retrospectively reviewed brain magnetic resonance (MR) images of 15 patients who had cardiac arrest and found four cases with evidence of brain death. We then reviewed susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) findings on these cases. SWI images in the four cases with brain death showed deoxygenated blood in intracranial arteries. This preliminary result suggests that SWI may be used to diagnose brain death.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	505-508
Number of pages	4
Journal	Neuroradiology Journal
Volume	25
Issue number	5
Publication status	Published - Oct 2012

Keywords

Brain death
Magnetic resonance imaging
Susceptibility-weighted imaging

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Neurology
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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