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Published in: Neurocritical Care 2/2024

23-06-2023 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Original work

Feasibility of Magnetic Resonance-Based Conductivity Imaging as a Tool to Estimate the Severity of Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury in the First Hours After Cardiac Arrest

Authors: Yong Hun Jung, Hyoung Youn Lee, Byung Kook Lee, Bup Kyung Choi, Tae-Hoon Kim, Jin Woong Kim, Hyun Chul Kim, Hyung Joong Kim, Kyung Woon Jeung

Published in: Neurocritical Care | Issue 2/2024

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Abstract

Background

Early identification of the severity of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HIBI) after cardiac arrest can be used to help plan appropriate subsequent therapy. We evaluated whether conductivity of cerebral tissue measured using magnetic resonance-based conductivity imaging (MRCI), which provides contrast derived from the concentration and mobility of ions within the imaged tissue, can reflect the severity of HIBI in the early hours after cardiac arrest.

Methods

Fourteen minipigs were resuscitated after 5 min or 12 min of untreated cardiac arrest. MRCI was performed at baseline and at 1 h and 3.5 h after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC).

Results

In both groups, the conductivity of cerebral tissue significantly increased at 1 h after ROSC compared with that at baseline (P = 0.031 and 0.016 in the 5-min and 12-min groups, respectively). The increase was greater in the 12-min group, resulting in significantly higher conductivity values in the 12-min group (P = 0.030). At 3.5 h after ROSC, the conductivity of cerebral tissue in the 12-min group remained increased (P = 0.022), whereas that in the 5-min group returned to its baseline level.

Conclusions

The conductivity of cerebral tissue was increased in the first hours after ROSC, and the increase was more prominent and lasted longer in the 12-min group than in the 5-min group. Our findings suggest the promising potential of MRCI as a tool to estimate the severity of HIBI in the early hours after cardiac arrest.
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Metadata
Title
Feasibility of Magnetic Resonance-Based Conductivity Imaging as a Tool to Estimate the Severity of Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury in the First Hours After Cardiac Arrest
Authors
Yong Hun Jung
Hyoung Youn Lee
Byung Kook Lee
Bup Kyung Choi
Tae-Hoon Kim
Jin Woong Kim
Hyun Chul Kim
Hyung Joong Kim
Kyung Woon Jeung
Publication date
23-06-2023
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Neurocritical Care / Issue 2/2024
Print ISSN: 1541-6933
Electronic ISSN: 1556-0961
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-023-01776-4

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