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Review
. 2012 Feb;20(1):35-44.
doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2011.08.007. Epub 2011 Sep 28.

MR imaging in inflicted brain injury

Philippe Demaerel  1
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Review

MR imaging in inflicted brain injury

Philippe Demaerel. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging should be part of the routine workup in suspected inflicted brain injury. The inclusion of diffusion-weighted MR imaging is essential for assessment of acute hypoxic-ischemic brain injury because of its sensitivity to delineate the extent of the lesions and because of its prognostic significance. MR imaging may offer additional help in dating the intracranial hemorrhages, but a precise timing is often difficult if not impossible.

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