Takeaway
In adult comatose survivors of cardiac arrest, deep transfer learning accurately identified hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HIBI) from initial head computed tomography (HCT) scans that were deemed normal.
Why this matters
Although rates of resuscitation after cardiac arrest have improved, many survivors have severe neurological disability as a result of HIBI.
Earlier identification of patients who develop HIBI will aid in therapeutic decision making.