MRI of head injury using FLAIR.
We studied the utility of fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) MRI in the investigation of head injury. We examined 56 patients with head injuries with T2-weighted spin-echo (SE) and FLAIR sequences. In all cases, the sensitivity of FLAIR images to equal or superior to that of conventional SE images to the traumatic lesions. In 9 cases, central diffuse axonal injury of the fornix and corpus callosum could be seen only on sagittal FLAIR images.
Ashikaga
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Department of Radiology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Araki
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Ishida
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D000328:Adult; D016477:Artifacts; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D005260:Female; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity