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Editorial
. 2010 Nov;52(11):945-7.
doi: 10.1007/s00234-010-0765-7. Epub 2010 Sep 5.

Imaging tests in determination of brain death

Aad van der Lugt
Editorial

Imaging tests in determination of brain death

Aad van der Lugt. Neuroradiology. 2010 Nov.
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Fig. 1
Six-millimeter maximum intensity projection in sagital plane of CTA images obtained 60 sec after contrast material injection. No enhancement of intracranial arteries is visible. Enhancement of a side branch of the external carotid artery (arrow) proves the correct injection and arrival of contrast material in the large neck arteries. Based on the criteria, brain death was confirmed
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Fig. 2
CTA images of a 7-year-old girl with brain death according to clinical criteria. Six-millimeter maximum intensity projection in coronal (a) and sagital (b) plane of CTA images obtained 60 sec after contrast material injection. The pericallosal arteries and the basialar artery are opacified. The internal cerebral veins, the great cerebral vein, and the straight sinus are not opacified. Based on the criteria, brain death cannot be confirmed
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