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Imaging of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the Neurointensive Care Unit

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In severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), imaging is mandatory for visualizing the degree of injury as well as the nature and location of the lesions in the acute phase and in later phases as well (Duhaime et al., Arch Phys Med Rehabil 91(11):1661–1666, 2010). Imaging is important in triaging patients for acute intervention, for follow-up, and for evaluation of the long-term outcome. This chapter suggests how to prioritize and interpret neuroimaging in TBI.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

    Leif Hovgaard Sørensen

  2. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway

    Kent Gøran Moen

  3. Department of Radiology, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger Hospital, Levanger, Norway

    Kent Gøran Moen

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    Terje Sundstrøm

  2. Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

    Per-Olof Grände

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    Teemu Luoto

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

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Sørensen, L.H., Moen, K.G. (2020). Imaging of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the Neurointensive Care Unit. In: Sundstrøm, T., Grände, PO., Luoto, T., Rosenlund, C., Undén, J., Wester, K. (eds) Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39383-0_49

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