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Comparative Study of Magnetic Resonance and CT Scan Imaging in Cases of Severe Head Injury

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Neurotraumatology: Progress and Perspectives

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 55))

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The distribution, frequency, and appearance of head injuries were evaluated with MRI and CT in a prospective study of 155 patients with acute (n = 124) and chronic (n = 31) head injuries. MRI was significantly more sensitive than CT in the detection of intra-axial injury at any stage. In severe cases, central structure lesions were detected in approximately 80% of patients. Severity on admission was compatible with MR findings.

However it was difficult to decide on neurobehavioural prognosis from initial MRI findings only.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Yokohama City Seibu Hospital, 1197-1 Yasashi-cho, Asahi-Ku, Yokohama 241, Japan

    Dr. T. Ogawa

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan

    H. Sekino, M. Uzura, T. Sakamoto, Y. Taguchi, Y. Yamaguchi & T. Hayashi

  3. Division of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, St. Mariana University Yokohama City Seibu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan

    I. Yamanaka, N. Oohama & S. Imaki

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurophysiology, Hospital Santo Antonio, Porto, Portugal

    A. Martins da Silva

  2. Unit of Human Physiology, Biomedical Institute “Abel Salazar”, University of Porto, Portugal

    A. Martins da Silva

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Santo Antonio, Porto, Portugal

    A. Rocha Melo

  4. Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik, Homburg/Saar, Federal Republic of Germany

    F. Loew

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Ogawa, T. et al. (1992). Comparative Study of Magnetic Resonance and CT Scan Imaging in Cases of Severe Head Injury. In: da Silva, A.M., Melo, A.R., Loew, F. (eds) Neurotraumatology: Progress and Perspectives. Acta Neurochirurgica, vol 55. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9233-7_3

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