Quantitative cistern effacement and reduced gray to white matter ratio for prognostication in early brain computed tomography of patients with cardiac arrest

• Published in: Heliyon Vol. 10; no. 1; p. e23741
• Main Authors: Kim, Jinsung, Lee, Jae Hoon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 15.01.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Magnetic resonance imaging; Multidetector computed tomography; Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; Prognosis; Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; Prognosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multidetector computed tomography

The impact of cerebral edema on brain cells and ventricles in cardiac arrest patients can manifest as effacement of cortical sulci, diminished ventricle size, altered gray matter to white matter ratio (GWR), and increased optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) in brain CT scans. However, a complete inve...