Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

MRI of head injury using FLAIR

  • DIAGNOSTIC NEURORADIOLOGY
  • Published:
Neuroradiology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

We studied the utility of fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) MRI in the investigation of head injury. We examined 56 patients with head injuries with T2-weighted spin-echo (SE) and FLAIR sequences. In all cases, the sensitivity of FLAIR images to equal or superior to that of conventional SE images to the traumatic lesions. In 9 cases, central diffuse axonal injury of the fornix and corpus callosum could be seen only on sagittal FLAIR images.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Radiology, Kinki University School of Medicine 377-1, Ohnohigashi, Osakasayama, Osaka 589, Japan, , , , , , JP

    R. Ashikaga, Y. Araki & O. Ishida

Authors
  1. R. Ashikaga
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Y. Araki
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. O. Ishida
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

Received: 1 April 1996 Accepted: 20 June 1996

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Ashikaga, R., Araki, Y. & Ishida, O. MRI of head injury using FLAIR. Neuroradiology 39, 239–242 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050401

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050401

Search

Navigation