Sunday, December 18, 2011

Brain and Vascular Imaging of Acute Stroke

Publication year: 2011
Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 76, Issue 6, Supplement, December 2011, Pages S3-S8
Arun Paul Amar
Contemporary imaging technologies permit the rapid and accurate assessment of the acute stroke patient. These studies form the underpinning of all therapeutic approaches. Although unenhanced computed tomography remains the principal diagnostic examination to exclude hemorrhagic stroke, multimodal computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging can be use to assess cerebral perfusion and may reveal the ischemic penumbra, thus leading to better patient selection for intravenous or intra-arterial reperfusion strategies.





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