Attenuation of cerebral venous contrast in susceptibility-weighted imaging of spontaneously breathing pediatric patients sedated with propofol.

  • Jan Sedlacik
  • Ulrike Löbel
  • M Kocak
  • R B Loeffler
  • J R Reichenbach
  • A Broniscer
  • Z Patay
  • C M Hillenbrand

Abstract

SWI is known for its detailed visualization of the cerebral venous system and seems to be a promising tool for early detection of cerebrovascular pathologies in children, who are frequently sedated for MR imaging. Because sedation influences cerebral hemodynamics, we hypothesized that it would affect cerebral venous contrast in SWI.

Bibliographical data

Original languageGerman
Article number5
ISSN0195-6108
Publication statusPublished - 2010
pubmed 20053806