Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Confirmation of Brain Death

Brain death is defined as an irreversible cessation of all cerebral and brain stem functions despite the maintenance of cardiopulmonary functions by artificial means. The importance of early diagnosis of brain death has increased particularly with advances in organ transplantation. Our purpose was to determine the value of MRI as an ancillary test and to compare it with routine EEG and radionuclide studies. Eleven patients who met the clinical …