Subdural hematoma MRI

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.

Overview

Brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of subdural hematoma. Findings on MRI diagnostic of subdural hematoma include crescent shape hematoma which has different intensity in different phases.

MRI

Brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of subdural hematoma. Findings on MRI diagnostic of subdural hematoma include:^[1]

Acute subdural hematoma:

Crescent shape hematoma

T1: Isointense to gray matter
T2: Hypointense to gray matter

https://radiopaedia.org/cases/acute-subdural-haemorrhage-on-mri

Subacute subdural hematoma:

Crescent shape hematoma
Hyperintense in T1 and T2

https://radiopaedia.org/cases/subacute-subdural-haematoma-7?lang=us

Chronic subdural hematoma:

Crescent shape hematoma
Isointense to CSF in T1 and T2

https://radiopaedia.org/cases/chronic-subdural-haematoma

Acute on chronic subdural hematoma:

In case of rebleeding, it appears hyperintense to CSF in T1 and hypointense to CSF in T2

https://radiopaedia.org/cases/subdural-haemorrhage-acute-on-chronic-mri-2

References

↑ Carroll, Jason J.; Lavine, Sean D.; Meyers, Philip M. (2017). “Imaging of Subdural Hematomas”. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. 28 (2): 179–203. doi:10.1016/j.nec.2016.11.001. ISSN 1042-3680.

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References

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[CarrollLavine2017-1] Carroll, Jason J.; Lavine, Sean D.; Meyers, Philip M. (2017). “Imaging of Subdural Hematomas”. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. 28 (2): 179–203. doi:10.1016/j.nec.2016.11.001. ISSN 1042-3680.

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Subdural hematoma MRI

Overview

MRI

Acute subdural hematoma:

Subacute subdural hematoma:

Chronic subdural hematoma:

Acute on chronic subdural hematoma:

References

References

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