What is an angiography and how can it help me in court?

There is a lot more recognition these days of the seriousness of even a mild head trauma such as the type of injury often sustained by sports team players and people that have been in a minor car accident.  There are 2 things needed to prove mild brain injury, one is a cerebral angiography and two would be an MRI.  The results of both tests could provide evidence of a mild brain injury in trial or other court proceeding.

Cerebral Angiography

A cerebral angiography or arteriography is a procedure used to detect abnormalities in the blood vessels of the brain.  The test can detect a bulge in a weak artery indicating an aneurysm, blood vessel malformation or a blocked blood vessel which cause a stroke.  A catheter is inserted into the aorta vein so that dye can be injected that will allow visualization of blood flow on x-rays.  The images provided by this test are more detailed than those produced by an MRI of the brain.

MRI

There are several types of MRI procedures that might evidence a mild brain injury.  Diffusion MRI can be used to detect sudden accumulation of fluid in the brain due to an injury.  Perfusion MRI can be used to estimate the blood flow in a particular area of the brain that might have suffered a trauma of some kind.  Functional MRI produces images of the brain while the patient is performing a task. Finally, MRI’s can identity certain chemicals in small areas to identify a brain tumor from a brain abscess resulting from trauma.

Getting Legal Help

If you have suffered a brain injury due to a sports accident or automobile accident then it may be helpful to consult with a personal injury attorney concerning the circumstances of the injury in view of filing a personal injury recovery lawsuit.