Usage and pitfalls of multimodal neuromonitoring during MR imaging of neurocritical care patients
General Information
1.
Which subspecialty do you belong to?
Neurosurgeon
Neuroradiologist
Anesthesiologist / Intensive Care Medicine
Neurologist
Other, specify
2.
What is your level of training
Resident
Board certified
3.
What is your age
below 30 years
between 30-40 years
between 41-50 years
above 50 years
I don't want to disclose
4.
What is your country of practice?
5.
What is your working environment?
Academic hospital
General hospital
Private hospital
6.
Does your department have its own ICU?
Department runs own ICU
Common/shared ICU
Magnetic Resonance Imaging & Neurocritical care:
7.
In which cases do you routinely place multimodal monitoring in your department? Multiple answers possible.
Traumatic brain injury
Subarachnoidal hemorrhage
Ruptured arteriovenous malformation
Ischemic cerebral infarction
Intracerebral Hematoma/Hemorrhage
Spinal cord injury
Others, specify
8.
Do you perform MRI in those patients on a regular base?
Yes, in all of them
Sometimes
No, in none of them
9.
When do you perform MRI in those patients in general?
Within 72 hours.
Within the first 7 days.
Within day 7 to day 14.
On Demand
Other, specify
10.
Which MRI field-strength is used in those patients?
0.5 Tesla
1.5 Tesla
3.0 Tesla
Unknown
Other, specify
11.
Do you perform MRI with intracranial probes in place or do they have to be removed prior?
Probes remain in place.
All probes are removed prior to MRI.
Some probes are removed prior to MRI (please specify which ones are removed).
12.
Why do you remove the intracranial probes before MRI?
Probes are not tested for MRI safety.
Afraid of thermal damage.
Afraid of potential artefacts.
Afraid of damaging the probes.
Other, specify
13.
When you leave the probes in place … (several answers possible)
the diagnostic findings are reduced and therefore impair treatment.
we see a lot of artefacts
they are very often damaged and malfunctioning
no complications can be reported
Other, specify
14.
Are you aware of possible brain tissue damage due to intraracranial probes?
Yes
No
15.
Do you believe the current lack of MRI safe and certified intracranial probes has negative influence on patient management?
Yes
No
16.
Indication for removing of probes (multiple choices possible)?
Unreliable values/ Malfunctioning
Weaning of the patient
Planned MRI examination
Infection
Duration of probe placement exceeds manufacturer specifications