Outcome of Patients with Diffuse Axonal Injury: The Significance and Prognostic Value of MRI in the Acute Phase

Paterakis, Kostas; Karantanas, Apostolos H.; Komnos, Apostolos; Volikas, Zaharias

doi:10.1097/00005373-200012000-00016

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“…However, there can still be problems at the air/tissue interfaces where signal dropout can occur. Some investigators have suggested that the presence of hemorrhage in DAI/TAI is predictive of poor outcome (21). Recent neuropathological investigations show that microscopic analysis continues to detect more DAI/TAI lesions than radiologic imaging (22).…”

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Common data elements in radiologic imaging of traumatic brain injury

Haacke,

Duhaime,

Gean

et al. 2010

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has a poorly understood pathology. Patients suffer from a variety of physical and cognitive effects that worsen as the type of trauma worsens. Some noninvasive insights into the pathophysiology of TBI are possible using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and many other forms of imaging as well. A recent workshop was convened to evaluate the common data elements (CDEs) that cut across the imaging field and given the charge to review the contributions of the various imaging modalities to TBI and to prepare an overview of the various clinical manifestations of TBI and their interpretation. Technical details regarding state-of-the-art protocols for both MRI and CT are also presented with the hope of guiding current and future research efforts as to what is possible in the field. Stress was also placed on the potential to create a database of CDEs as a means to best record information from a given patient from the reading of the images.

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Common data elements in radiologic imaging of traumatic brain injury

Haacke,

Duhaime,

Gean

et al. 2010

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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“…Those reports support the Ommaya-Gennarelli model, in which the depth of brain injury correlates with TBI morbidity and mortality. 10,17 However, other studies published by Paterakis et al 8 and Aguas et al 18 have stated that brain stem injury might not necessarily predict a poor prognosis because of good recovery of some patients with TBI affecting the brain stem.…”

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“…Although CT is the imaging technique of choice for initial evaluation of TBI, 5 MR imaging is more sensitive for the depiction of traumatic lesions in the brain parenchyma, 6,7 particularly in the visualization of posterior fossa structures and nonhemorrhagic lesions. 8,9 The relationship between the presence of brain stem injury and clinical outcome is unclear and has varied significantly. 9 Concerning prognosis, the brain stem is one of the most commonly studied anatomic structures.…”

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Severe Traumatic Head Injury: Prognostic Value of Brain Stem Injuries Detected at MRI

Hilario¹,

Ramos²,

Millan³

et al. 2012

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol

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“…The presence of haemorrhage in DAI-type lesions and the association with traumatic spaceoccupying lesions is a poor prognostic sign. Isolated non haemorrhagic DAI-type lesions have better prognosis [4]. The prognosis also worsens as the number of lesions increase.…”

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