| BBB | blood-brain barrier |
| CE-MRI | contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging |
| OHCA | out-of-hospital cardiac arrest |
| pBD | presence of blood-brain barrier disruption |
| sBD | blood-brain barrier disruption score |
| AUC | area under the curve |
| CI | confidence interval |
| CA | cardiac arrest |
| ROSC | return of spontaneous circulation |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| QA | albumin quotient |
| TTM | target temperature management |
| ECMO | extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| CPC | cerebral performance category |
| FLAIR | fluid attenuated inversion recovery |
| ROC | receiver operating characteristic |
| AUROC | area under the ROC |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| DWI | diffusion-weighted image |
| HARM | hyperintense acute perfusion marker |