Cardiac arrest - has the time of MRI come?
Three recent articles have shown the potential use of magnetic resonance imaging for the evaluation of comatose survivors of cardiac arrest. While this technique appears promising, significant additional work is required before it can be routinely used in a clinical setting.
Galanaud
Damien
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Department of Neuroradiology and Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital and Université Pierre et Marie curie (Paris VI), Paris, France. galanaud@gmail.com
Puybasset
Louis
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D003128:Coma; D003422:Critical Care; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging