Perihematomal edema surrounding spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage by CT: Ellipsoidal versus morphometric volumetry

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 99; no. 28; p. e20951
• Main Authors: Shulman, Julie G., Jara, Hernan, Qureshi, Muhammad M., Lau, Helena, Finn, Brandon, Abbas, Saleh, Cervantes-Arslanian, Anna M., Mercado, Melissa, Greer, David, Chapman, Margaret, Mian, Asim Z., Takahashi, Courtney E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc 10.07.2020; Wolters Kluwer Health
• Subjects: Adult; Algorithms; Brain Edema - complications; Brain Edema - diagnostic imaging; Cerebral Hemorrhage - complications; Cerebral Hemorrhage - diagnostic imaging; Diagnostic Accuracy Study; Hematoma - complications; Hematoma - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Retrospective Studies; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• ISSN: 0025-7974; 1536-5964; 1536-5964
• DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000020951

Perihematomal edema (PHE) surrounding intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) may contribute to disease-associated morbidity. Before quantifying PHE's effects on morbidity, a fast, accurate, and reproducible method for measuring PHE volume is needed. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the use of a...