Imaging of acute ischemic stroke.
In this article the individual components of multimodal computed tomography and multimodal magnetic resonance imaging are discussed, the current status of neuroimaging for the evaluation of the acute ischemic stroke is presented, and the potential role of a combined multimodal stroke protocol is addressed.
Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of Virginia, 1215 Lee Street-New Hospital, 1st Floor, Room 1011, PO Box 800170, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
Carlos
C
Leiva-Salinas
Max
M
Wintermark
D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media