Prognostic value of diffusion-weighted MRI for post-cardiac arrest coma.
Sara Leingang WileyNancy FischbeinMichael MlynashStephanie KempRoland BammerIrina EyngornJulia TongMichael MoseleyChitra VenkatasubramanianAnna Finley CaulfieldGregory AlbersPublished in: Neurology (2020)
This prospective, clinician-blinded study validates previous research showing that an ADC <650 ×10-6 mm2/s in >10% of brain tissue in an MRI obtained by postarrest day 7 is highly specific for poor outcome in comatose patients after cardiac arrest.
Keyphrases
- cardiac arrest
- diffusion weighted
- contrast enhanced
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- magnetic resonance imaging
- end stage renal disease
- diffusion weighted imaging
- magnetic resonance
- chronic kidney disease
- computed tomography
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- randomized controlled trial
- resting state
- patient reported outcomes
- brain injury
- blood brain barrier
- patient reported
- placebo controlled