Edema progression in proximity to traumatic microbleeds: evolution of cytotoxic and vasogenic edema on serial MRI.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although cerebral edema is common following traumatic brain injury (TBI), its formation and progression are poorly understood. This is especially true for the mild TBI population, who rarely undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies, which can pick up subtle structural details not visualized on computed tomography, in the first few days after injury. This study aimed to visually classify and quantitatively measure edema progression in relation to traumatic microbleeds (TMBs) in a cohort of primarily mild TBI patients up to 30 days after injury. Researchers hypothesized that hypointense lesions on Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) detected acutely after injury would evolve into hyperintense Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recover (FLAIR) lesions.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Lee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10976922 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature