[Angiographic procedures for determination of cessation of cerebral circulation].

[Angiographic procedures for determination of cessation of cerebral circulation]. Nervenarzt. 2016 Jan 25; Authors: Lanfermann H Abstract In several European countries catheter angiography is permitted as a confirmatory procedure for the determination of irreversible loss of brain function (brain death). In Germany catheter angiography requires the possibility of a therapeutic implication as a prerequisite. In the updated German guidelines computed tomography angiography (CTA) has been accredited as a new confirmatory procedure if a standardized protocol and predefined assessment parameters are adhered to. The CTA can be performed within a few minutes, even in situations with unstable intensive care patients. Magnetic resonance (MR) angiography has not yet been adequately validated and is not permitted in Germany as a confirmatory procedure for the determination of irreversible loss of brain function. PMID: 26810326 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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