Approach to Imaging in Patients with Spontaneous Intracranial Hemorrhage

Peter G Kranz; Michael D Malinzak; Timothy J Amrhein

doi:10.1016/j.nic.2018.03.003

Approach to Imaging in Patients with Spontaneous Intracranial Hemorrhage

Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2018 Aug;28(3):353-374. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2018.03.003. Epub 2018 Jun 8.

Authors

Peter G Kranz¹, Michael D Malinzak², Timothy J Amrhein²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: peter.kranz@duke.edu.
² Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

PMID: 30007750
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2018.03.003

Abstract

Spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage is a commonly encountered neurologic emergency. Imaging plays important roles in both guiding the emergent stabilization of patients with ICH and in elucidating the etiology of the hemorrhage to prevent rebleeding. A thorough understanding of the factors that have an impact on immediate management, the causes of hemorrhage, and the strengths of various imaging techniques in addressing these 2 concerns is vital to crafting a patient-centered approach to this condition.

Keywords: Amyloid angiopathy; Brain; Hematoma; Hypertension; Imaging; Intracranial hemorrhage; Spontaneous.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Intracranial Hemorrhages / diagnostic imaging*
Intracranial Hemorrhages / etiology*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neuroimaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed