Pharmacological control of head motion during cerebral blood flow imaging with CT or MRI.
J Neuroradiol
; 36(3): 170-3, 2009 Jun.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19062094
Uncontrolled head motion during CT/MRI cerebral blood flow (CBF) imaging has been estimated between 3 and 15% of the cases. We present a pharmacological approach which permitted us to maintain the incident at 0.06% with few side effects. The protocol involves the systematic use of general anesthesia (sevoflurane) in children below five years and those with mental retardation. In anxious, claustrophobic or agitated adults, mild sedation with propofol, midazolam or hydroxyzine was used with mild effects on CBF. We strongly recommend the availability of basic cardiorespiratory resuscitation equipment and a recovery room before any sedation or general anesthesia is undertaken.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Encéfalo
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Anestésicos Inalatórios
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Movimentos da Cabeça
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Hipnóticos e Sedativos
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Neuroradiol
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França