Respiratory failure MRI
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Overview
MRI may be helpful in establishing the etiology of respiratory failure, in particular if the cause is due to a pathology of the neck, central or peripheral nervous system. MRI can predict the occurence of respiratory failure in a patient with cervical spine injury. MRI may suggest that stroke, tumor, spinal cord injury and/or complete spinal transection are the cause of respiratory failure. Findings on MRI may include embolism, thrombosis, and haemorrhage.
MRI
MRI
- MRI may be helpful in establishing the etiology of respiratory failure, in particular if the cause is due to a pathology of the neck, central or peripheral nervous system.[1][2]
- MRI can predict the occurence of respiratory failure in a patient with cervical spine injury.
- Findings may suggest that stroke, tumor, and/or complete spinal transection are the cause of respiratory failure.
- Findings on MRI may include:
References
References
- ↑ Yamamoto H, Nakagawa H, Iwata K (May 1994). “MRI findings in spinal cord injury patients who have respiratory distress”. Paraplegia. 32 (5): 323–9. doi:10.1038/sc.1994.55. PMID 8058349.
- ↑ Huang YH, Ou CY (November 2014). “Magnetic resonance imaging predictors for respiratory failure after cervical spinal cord injury”. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 126: 30–4. doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2014.08.015. PMID 25194681.
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