Two Cases of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Diagnosed using Magnetic Resonance Images.
- Author:
Seungnam SON
1
;
Dae Seob CHOI
;
Jin Jong YOU
;
Nack Cheon CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Computed tomography;
Magnetic resonance image;
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- MeSH:
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy;
Magnetics;
Magnets;
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2011;22(6):773-776
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The first-line imaging modality used to detect subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a non-contrast computed tomography (CT) scan. Although a CT scan shows great sensitivity for diagnosis of SAH, especially in the hyper-acute and acute stages, it sometimes shows negative results despite typical symptoms. It is thought that the small amount of blood causing the hemorrage and the delay time of the CT scans were the causes of the negative results. Two patients presented to us with SAH, but initial CT scans were negative. We diagnosed the SAH of these patients using magnetic resonance images.
