Spontaneous intracranial hematomas: role of dynamic CT and angiography

N Eshwar Chandra; N Khandelwal; J R Bapuraj; S N Mathuriya; R K Vasista; V K Kak; S Suri

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb07290.x

Spontaneous intracranial hematomas: role of dynamic CT and angiography

Acta Neurol Scand. 1998 Sep;98(3):176-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb07290.x.

Authors

N Eshwar Chandra¹, N Khandelwal, J R Bapuraj, S N Mathuriya, R K Vasista, V K Kak, S Suri

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

PMID: 9786614
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb07290.x

Abstract

Forty-five patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) were studied prospectively by dynamic CT and cerebral angiography. The accuracy of dynamic CT in demonstrating the underlying vascular cause in ICH was evaluated. Dynamic CT correctly predicted 90% of aneurysms, 83% of AVMs and 100% of normal studies as compared to angiography. Cerebral angiography can be obviated in patients where dynamic CT does not show any obvious vascular anomaly.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Cerebral Angiography*
Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging*
Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Hematoma / diagnostic imaging
Hematoma / etiology
Humans
Hypertension / complications
Hypertension / diagnostic imaging
Intracranial Aneurysm / complications
Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / complications
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnostic imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*