Publications by authors named "Dominique Raichman"
Purpose: MRI has become the tool of choice for brain imaging, providing unrivalled contrast between soft tissues, as well as a wealth of information about anatomy, function, and neurochemistry. Image quality, in terms of spatial resolution and noise, is strongly dependent on acquisition duration. A typical brain MRI scan may last several minutes, with total protocol duration often exceeding 30 minutes.
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- Dural enhancement and thickening in imaging is rare in acute mastoiditis cases, often linked to inflammation and increased blood vessels.
- A three-year-old boy with acute mastoiditis developed a subperiosteal abscess requiring mastoidectomy; however, his condition worsened, leading to neurological concerns.
- After further imaging revealed atypical dural enhancement, the child underwent a second surgery to drain the abscess, which successfully resolved his symptoms with no further dural issues noted in follow-up MRI.
Brain ischemia resulting from left atrial myxoma embolization has been well documented. In contrast, the link between the development of intracerebral hemorrhage and myxoma in these patients has little coverage in the literature. The main theory describing this relationship stems from the fact that cardiac myxoma cells metastasize to the brain's vessels, causing destruction of the arterial wall with subsequent formation of fusiform aneurysm and further intracranial bleeding.
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