2023
Expanding beyond ischemic stroke: A qualitative MRI score that facilitates outcome prediction in patients with hypoxic ischemic brain injury
Beekman R, Hirsch K. Expanding beyond ischemic stroke: A qualitative MRI score that facilitates outcome prediction in patients with hypoxic ischemic brain injury. Resuscitation 2023, 187: 109800. PMID: 37080336, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain imaging after cardiac arrest
Beekman R, Hirsch K. Brain imaging after cardiac arrest. Current Opinion In Critical Care 2023, 29: 192-198. PMID: 37078612, DOI: 10.1097/mcc.0000000000001032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac arrestComputed tomographyLong-term neurological outcomeQuantitative analysis of CTPrediction of long-term neurologic outcomeInterpretation of CTAnalysis of CTInterpreting CTBrain imagingNovel imaging techniquesNeurological outcomePoor outcomeDisorders of consciousnessNeurological injuryLack of specificityMRIInter-rater reliabilityQuantitative image analysisArrestOutcomesImaging techniquesBrainMultimodal assessmentMethodological limitationsPatients
2022
Bedside monitoring of hypoxic ischemic brain injury using low-field, portable brain magnetic resonance imaging after cardiac arrest
Beekman R, Crawford A, Mazurek MH, Prabhat AM, Chavva IR, Parasuram N, Kim N, Kim JA, Petersen N, de Havenon A, Khosla A, Honiden S, Miller PE, Wira C, Daley J, Payabvash S, Greer DM, Gilmore EJ, Kimberly W, Sheth KN. Bedside monitoring of hypoxic ischemic brain injury using low-field, portable brain magnetic resonance imaging after cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2022, 176: 150-158. PMID: 35562094, PMCID: PMC9746653, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac arrestBrain injuryHypoxic-ischemic brain injuryAdverse neurological outcomesIschemic brain injurySingle-center studyBrain magnetic resonanceBrain injury severityBoard-certified neuroradiologistsLow-field MRIFLAIR signal intensityNeurological outcomeCA patientsIll patientsMRI findingsCA survivorsCenter studyMRI examinationsClinical careHigh riskInjury severityPatientsSignal intensityBedside monitoringMR imaging
2021
Portable, bedside, low-field magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of intracerebral hemorrhage
Mazurek MH, Cahn BA, Yuen MM, Prabhat AM, Chavva IR, Shah JT, Crawford AL, Welch EB, Rothberg J, Sacolick L, Poole M, Wira C, Matouk CC, Ward A, Timario N, Leasure A, Beekman R, Peng TJ, Witsch J, Antonios JP, Falcone GJ, Gobeske KT, Petersen N, Schindler J, Sansing L, Gilmore EJ, Hwang DY, Kim JA, Malhotra A, Sze G, Rosen MS, Kimberly WT, Sheth KN. Portable, bedside, low-field magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of intracerebral hemorrhage. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 5119. PMID: 34433813, PMCID: PMC8387402, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25441-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingNIH Stroke ScaleIntracerebral hemorrhageHematoma volumeYale-New Haven HospitalStroke care pathwayConventional magnetic resonance imagingBoard-certified neuroradiologistsNew Haven HospitalResource-limited settingsStroke ScaleClinical outcomesLow-field magnetic resonance imagingCare pathwayLow-field magnetic resonanceRadiological examinationConventional neuroimagingAdvanced MRI technologiesResonance imagingCases of disagreementHemorrhageMRI technologyPortable MRINeuroimagingMagnetic resonance