The role of CT and MRI in the emergency evaluation of persons with suspected stroke.
As a growing number of therapeutic treatment options for acute stroke are being introduced, multimodal acute neuroimaging is assuming a growing role in the initial evaluation and management of patients. Multimodal neuroimaging, using either a CT or MRI approach, can identify the type, location, and severity of the lesion (ischemia or hemorrhage); the status of the cerebral vasculature; the status of cerebral perfusion; and the existence and extent of the ischemic penumbra. Both acute and long-term treatment decisions for stroke patients can then be optimally guided by this information.
Kidwell
Chelsea S
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Georgetown University Medical Center, 4000 Reservoir Road, Northwest, Building D, Suite 150, Washington, DC, 20007, USA. ck256@georgetown.edu
Wintermark
Max
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D004630:Emergencies; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010477:Perfusion; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*