Cerebral edema, mass effects, and regional blood volume in man.
The authors conducted quantitative analysis of computerized tomography (CT) scans to measure tumor size, cerebral edema, and regional blood volume in man. Mass lesions without edema caused a local reduction in blood volume. Cerebral edema also reduced blood volume in proportion to its severity. Consideration of the electrolyte changes and water shifts in white-matter edema suggested that the decrease in absorption coefficient seen in CT scans was due to the increase in water content. Thus, in cerebral edema separation of blood vessels as well as increased interstitial pressure decrease blood volume, and the regional differences in turn reflect pressure gradients within the brain.
D000328:Adult; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002122:Calcium Chloride / Q000032:analysis; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D002648:Child; D003973:Diatrizoate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008579:Meningioma; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000032:analysis; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000032:analysis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003973:Diatrizoate; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D002122:Calcium Chloride