Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging Diagnosis of Cerebral Fat Embolism

Early Diagnosis of Cerebral Fat Embolism Syndrome by Diffusion-Weighted MRI

Background—Cerebral fat embolism syndrome is a rare, but potentially lethal, complication of long bone fractures. Neurological symptoms are variable, and the clinical diagnosis is difficult. The purpose of this case study is to demonstrate the value of diffusion-weighted MRI of the brain for early diagnosis of fat embolism syndrome. Case Description—A non–head-injured 18-year-old woman suffered...

Early diagnosis of cerebral fat embolism syndrome by diffusion-weighted MRI (starfield pattern).

BACKGROUND Cerebral fat embolism syndrome is a rare, but potentially lethal, complication of long bone fractures. Neurological symptoms are variable, and the clinical diagnosis is difficult. The purpose of this case study is to demonstrate the value of diffusion-weighted MRI of the brain for early diagnosis of fat embolism syndrome. Case Description- A non-head-injured 18-year-old woman suffere...

Imaging cerebral amyloid angiopathy with susceptibility-weighted imaging.

Gradient-echo (GE) imaging is recognized as a means to detect hemorrhagic changes in cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). However, almost 25% of patients with CAA do not show microhemorrhages on T2* GE imaging. We applied a new imaging method, susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI), to evaluate the presence of microhemorrhages. In a suspected case of CAA, where cognitive effects are also present, ...

[Post-traumatic cerebral fat embolism].

Value of conventional MRI and susceptibility weighted imaging in diagnosis of cerebral microbleeds

Objective: To investigate the value of conventional MRI and susceptibility weighted imaging sequences in the diagnosis of cerebral microbleeds. Methods: A total of 160 patients with cerebral microbleeds treated in our hospital from July 2015 to July 2017 were selected as the objects. They were divided into study group (n=80) and control group (n=80) according to randomized picking method in whi...