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Title: Optimal Imaging for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Category: Neurology

Keywords: stroke, ischemic stroke, brain imaging (PubMed Search)

Posted: 12/2/2009 by Aisha Liferidge, MD (Updated: 12/26/2024)
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Optimal brain imaging for diagnosing and managing acute ischemic stroke should address the presence of 4 essential issues:

  • hemorrhage
  • intravascular thrombus
  • core irreversibly infarcted tissue and its size, and
  • hypoperfused tissue at risk for subsequent infarction if not rescued.

References

  • Latchaw, et al.  "Recommendations for Imaging of Acute Ischemic Stroke." Stroke 2009;40;3646-78.

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