Cerebral Hemorrhage: CT and MRI

Abstract

The identification of an intracranial hemorrhage is of great importance in the neuroradiological routine, in particular in the management of patients who have acute neurologic deficits. Both CT and, more recently, MRI allow the direct visualization of blood and its degradation products. The protein component of hemoglobin is the main source of CT hyperdensity, while the paramagnetic iron components of hemoglobin derivates are the responsible of the different MRI aspects.