Problems in magnetic resonance imaging of patients with severe brain injury and a solution to one of them.
A number of difficulties have been encountered in carrying out MRI scans with severely brain-injured subjects. One of the problems is maintenance of head position for the 30 minutes' duration of the scan. The use of a vacuum cushion has proved a low-cost solution to this problem.
Wilson
S L
SL
Royal Hospital and Home, Putney, London, UK.
Finney
J S
JS
Powell
G E
GE
Andrews
K
K
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003128:Coma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology