Publications by authors named "Christina M McCain"
J Trauma Acute Care Surg
December 2015
Article Synopsis
- The study compares the effectiveness of Computed Tomographic Angiography (CTA) and Nuclear Medicine Perfusion Test (NMPT) in diagnosing brain death (BD), involving 60 clinically determined BD patients and a control group of 20.
- Results showed that 88% of BD patients had no cerebral blood flow (CBF) on NMPT, whereas only 50% showed the same on CTA, leading to the identification of three distinct groups based on blood flow outcomes from both tests.
- The researchers recommend a threshold of Hounsfield units less than 80 in specific arteries on CTA to confirm BD, achieving a high sensitivity of 97% and specificity of 100% in identifying a lack of
