CT Follow-Up Control of Traumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Abstract

The problems regarding the surgical treatment of intracerebral hematoma have been discussed for decades. The CT has made it possible for us to recognize and differentiate intracranial hemorrhage. Not only the site and side of the hemorrhage but also its extent and surroundings can be precisely determined. Traumatic intracerebral hemorrhages are shown in the CT scan as zones of increased density, and they are usually surrounded with a thin less dense border. The density levels of such hematomas lie at 25–3 5 EMI units; they can be increased to 40 units by means of hemoglobin aggregation. These variations in density compared with normal cerebral tissue provide us not only with the exact location of the intracerebral hemorrhage but also with information about the progress of its resorption in the course of the disease.