Subarachnoid hemorrhage MRI
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Microchapters |
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AHA/ASA Guidelines for the Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (2012)
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
MRI
- Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) is the most sensitive MRI pulse sequence for the detection of SAH. SAH appears as high-intensity signal in normally low signal CSF spaces.
- T2- and T2*-weighted images can potentially demonstrate SAH as low signal intensity in normally high-signal subarachnoid spaces.
- On T1-weighted images, acute SAH may appear as intermediate- or high-intensity signal in the subarachnoid space.
- MR angiography may be useful in the evaluation of aneurysms and other vascular lesions that cause SAH.