Increased rate of significant findings on brain MRI during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Matthias W WagnerDalia JadkarimNikil K RajaniAsthik BiswasRichard OlatunjiWyanne LawLogi VidarssonAfsaneh AmirabadiBirgit B Ertl-WagnerPublished in: The neuroradiology journal (2023)
The rate of abnormality and severity found on paediatric brain MRI was significantly higher during the early phase of the pandemic, likely due to underutilisation.
Keyphrases
- early stage
- contrast enhanced
- resting state
- magnetic resonance imaging
- white matter
- sars cov
- diffusion weighted imaging
- coronavirus disease
- intensive care unit
- functional connectivity
- emergency department
- cerebral ischemia
- multiple sclerosis
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance
- squamous cell carcinoma
- subarachnoid hemorrhage