Liotta E, Lizza B, Romanova A, Guth J, Berman M, Carroll T, Ganger D, Ladner D, Francis B, Maas M, Naidech A. Quantitative imaging biomarkers of brain edema after 23[percnt] saline in liver failure. Abstract. Neurology. April 2015;84(14 Supplement).
Publication Date
April 2015
How Analyze was Used
“We used clinically obtained CT scans to measure the volume of the ventricles, intracranial CSF, and brain using a previously validated semi-automated technique (AnalyzeDirect; Overland Park, KS).”
Keywords
Brain Edema
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Humans
Retrospective Studies
Saline Solution, Hypertonic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Author Affiliation(s)
Department of Medicine Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago IL, US. (DG)
Department of Neurology Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago IL, US. (EL, AR, MB, BF, MM, AN)
Department of Pharmacology Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago IL, US. (BL)
Department of Radiology Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago IL, US. (TC)
Department of Surgery Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago IL, US. (DL)
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Tags: Brain Edema, Hepatic Encephalopathy, Humans, Hypertonic Saline Solution, Retrospective Studies, Statistical Data Interpretation, X-Ray Computed Tomography