Predicting clinical outcome in comatose cardiac arrest patients using early noncontrast computed tomography

O Wu, LM Batista, FO Lima, MG Vangel, KL Furie… - Stroke, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Early assessment of the likelihood of neurological recovery in
comatose cardiac arrest survivors remains challenging. We hypothesize that quantitative …

Brain imaging in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest: pathophysiological correlates and prognostic properties

HM Keijzer, CWE Hoedemaekers, FJA Meijer… - Resuscitation, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury is the main cause of death and disability of
comatose patients after cardiac arrest. Early and reliable prognostication is challenging …

Prognostic value of reduced discrimination and oedema on cerebral computed tomography in a daily clinical cohort of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients

S Langkjær, C Hassager, J Kjaergaard, I Salam… - Resuscitation, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose Assessment of prognosis after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is challenging.
Cerebral computed tomography (cCT) scans are widely available, but the use in …

[HTML][HTML] Head Computed Tomographic measurement as an early predictor of outcome in hypoxic-ischemic brain damage patients treated with hypothermia therapy

H Yamamura, S Kaga, K Kaneda, T Yamamoto… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Background Neurological abnormalities are a key factor in the prognosis of patients with
post-cardiac arrest syndrome. In this study, we evaluated whether differences in CT …

Predicting outcome with diffusion-weighted imaging in cardiac arrest patients receiving hypothermia therapy: multicenter retrospective cohort study

SM Ryoo, SB Jeon, CH Sohn, S Ahn, C Han… - Critical care …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Many comatose patients following cardiac arrest have ischemic brain injury.
Diffusion-weighted imaging is a sensitive tool to identify hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. The …

[HTML][HTML] Early brain computed tomography findings are associated with outcome in patients treated with therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

SH Kim, SP Choi, KN Park, CS Youn, SH Oh… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Background This study evaluated the association between the results of immediate brain
computed tomography (CT) scans and outcome in patients who were treated with …

Useful computed tomography score for estimation of early neurologic outcome in post-cardiac arrest patients with therapeutic hypothermia

KS Lee, SE Lee, JY Choi, YR Gho, MK Chae… - Circulation …, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: The Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) is used to assess
early ischemic stroke damage. This study compared bilateral ASPECTS (ASPECTS-b) with …

Delayed head CT in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors: Does this improve predictive performance of neurological outcome?

YN In, IH Lee, JS Park, DM Kim, Y You, JH Min… - Resuscitation, 2022 - Elsevier
Background We compared the ability of head computed tomography (HCT) and MRI,
respectively, obtained before or after target temperature management to predict neurologic …

Early head CT in post-cardiac arrest patients: A helpful tool or contributor to self-fulfilling prophecy?

R Beekman, CB Maciel, CH Ormseth, SE Zhou… - Resuscitation, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Neuroprognostication guidelines suggest that early head computed tomography
(HCT) might be useful in the evaluation of cardiac arrest (CA) patients following return of …

Head computed tomography for prognostication of poor outcome in comatose patients after cardiac arrest and targeted temperature management

M Moseby-Knappe, T Pellis, I Dragancea, H Friberg… - Resuscitation, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction A multimodal approach to prognostication of outcome after cardiac arrest (CA) is
recommended. Evidence for combinations of methods is low. In this post-hoc analysis we …