Computed tomography of intracerebral hematomas. I. Transmission CT observations on hematoma resolution.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-1977
Abstract
Changes in the size and density of intracerebral hematomas were investigated by analyzing the sequential CT studies of 40 patients. Intracerebral hematomas decrease in density by an average of 0.7 EMI units per day. The dense portion of the hematoma decreases in size by an average of 0.65 mm per day. Mass effect does not decrease in proportion to the decrease in size of the dense portion of the hematoma but is delayed. The only instances of increasing mass effect occurred in patients undergoing surgical evacuation of the hematoma and in those who sustained trauma. Posthematoma residua include decreased parenchymal density, focal atrophy, and ventricular enlargement.
Volume
129
Issue
4
First Page
681
Last Page
688
ISSN
0361-803X
Published In/Presented At
Dolinskas, C. A., Bilaniuk, L. T., Zimmerman, R. A., & Kuhl, D. E. (1977). Computed tomography of intracerebral hematomas. I. Transmission CT observations on hematoma resolution. AJR. American journal of roentgenology, 129(4), 681–688. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.129.4.681
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
409243
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article