Noninvasive imaging techniques in the diagnosis and management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Scott A Marshall; Sudhir Kathuria; Paul Nyquist; Dheeraj Gandhi

doi:10.1016/j.nec.2009.10.005

Noninvasive imaging techniques in the diagnosis and management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2010 Apr;21(2):305-23. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2009.10.005.

Authors

Scott A Marshall¹, Sudhir Kathuria, Paul Nyquist, Dheeraj Gandhi

Affiliation

¹ Division of Neurosciences Critical Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

PMID: 20380972
DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2009.10.005

Abstract

Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a devastating condition, requiring prompt diagnosis and therapeutic intervention as well as close monitoring for the development of complications including vasospasm (VS). Although digital subtraction angiography is still considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of aSAH (and vasospasm), new and less invasive modalities are emerging including ultrasound, CT, CT angiography and CT perfusion, and MR imaging. The current evidence for the use of these newer modalities is described for the diagnosis of aSAH and the management of its sequelae including VS.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cerebral Angiography / methods
Cerebral Angiography / trends
Cerebral Arteries / diagnostic imaging*
Cerebral Arteries / pathology
Diagnostic Imaging / methods*
Diagnostic Imaging / trends*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods
Magnetic Resonance Angiography / trends
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
Positron-Emission Tomography / trends
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / trends
Ultrasonography / methods
Ultrasonography / trends
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial / methods
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial / trends