The CT Swirl Sign Is Associated with Hematoma Expansion in Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

David Ng Leonid Churilov Peter J Mitchell Richard Dowling Bernard Yan

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2017)

The NCCT swirl sign was reliably identified and is associated with hematoma expansion. We propose that the swirl sign be included in risk stratification of intracerebral hemorrhage and considered for inclusion in clinical trials.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
brain injury
computed tomography
image quality
dual energy
phase ii