An acute sign of ischemic infarction: the hyperdense middle cerebral artery.
Ischemic cerebrovascular accidents are a leading cause of death with significant disability common among the survivors. The hyperdense artery sign seen on computed tomography is a useful finding in the early recognition of nonhemorrhagic cerebral infarction. We report a case of a hyperdense middle cerebral artery.
Martinez
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Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Therapeutics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, USA.
Weidner
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D000368:Aged; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents