Friday, January 3, 2014

The role of imaging in acute ischemic stroke

The role of imaging in acute ischemic stroke
Journal of Neurosurgery: Neurosurgical FOCUS: Table of Contents

Neurosurgical Focus, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page E3, January 2014.
Neuroimaging has expanded beyond its traditional diagnostic role and become a critical tool in the evaluation and management of stroke. The objectives of imaging include prompt accurate diagnosis, treatment triage, prognosis prediction, and secondary preventative precautions. While capitalizing on the latest treatment options and expanding upon the "time is brain" doctrine, the ultimate goal of imaging is to maximize the number of treated patients and improve the outcome of one the most costly and morbid disease. A broad overview of comprehensive multimodal stroke imaging is presented here to affirm its utilization.

Original Article: http://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2013.10.FOCUS13396?ai=rw&mi=3ba5z2&af=R

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