Open AccessDiffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Brain Death
Author(s) -
KarlOlof Lövblad,
Claudio Basssetti
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.31.2.539
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperintensity , magnetic resonance imaging , diffusion mri , effective diffusion coefficient , radiology , multislice , stroke (engine) , mechanical engineering , engineering
BACKGROUND; Traditionally the diagnosis of brain death is established on the basis of a combination of clinical signs and paraclinical methods. Diffusion-weighted MRI is a new method sensitive to cerebral ischemia. Its value in brain death has not been demonstrated until now.
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