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Imaging Outcomes of Emergency MR Imaging in Dizziness and Vertigo: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Tatu Happonen, Mikko Nyman, Pauli Ylikotila, Kimmo Mattila and Jussi Hirvonen

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Figures

  • FIG 1.

    Statistical test values between dichotomic imaging outcome groups. Only values with statistical significance (P < .05) are shown. The χ2 test was used for categoric variables, and the Mann-Whitney U test, for continuous variables.

  • FIG 2.

    A, Variables predicting significant acute pathology (AIS/S versus NS) in emergency MR imaging with statistical significance (P < .05) in a multivariate analysis. B, Variables predicting acute ischemic stroke (AIS versus S/NS) in emergency MR imaging with statistical significance (P < .05) in a multivariate analysis.

  • FIG 3.

    Risk score point distributions for both scores within imaging outcome groups.

Tables

  • Table 1:

    Significant-but-nonischemic emergency MR imaging findingsa

    FindingsNo. (%)
    Tumor/metastases44 (45)
    Demyelination12 (12)
    Infection, inflammation19 (19)
    Other9 (9)
    Vascular diseases
     Intracranial hemorrhage6 (6)
     Other7 (7)
    Total97 (100)
    • a Data are numbers (percentages).

  • Table 2:

    Nonsignificant emergency MR imaging findingsa

    FindingsNo. (%)
    Unremarkable368 (42)
    White matter hyperintensities256 (29)
    Benign incidental/variants143 (16)
    Known existing pathology
     Old infarcts/bleeds105 (12)
     Other3 (0)
    Total875 (100)
    • a Data are numbers (percentages).

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