Noncontrast CT is commonly used to diagnose acute stroke because of its ability to detect acute hemorrhage, although it is less sensitive for early detection of ischemic stroke. The American Academy ...

The publication includes a subset of data from the ACTION PMR stroke study and provides early evidence that the Swoop® system is a promising tool for enabling critical stroke treatment choices in ...

Results from the most comprehensive study to compare two imaging techniques for the emergency diagnosis of suspected acute stroke show that magnetic resonance imaging can provide a more sensitive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The portable MRI detected a high percentage of stroke-related infarct. Hyperfine has “practical advantages” over ...

To determine whether DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED IMAGING (DWI) lesions and vessel occlusions on acute MRI predict stroke recurrence and disability at 90 days following minor stroke or TIA. Design and ...

The use of a synthetic drug derived from the saliva of vampire bats appears to extend the time window for treatment of acute ischemic strokes from the current three to nine hours after symptoms first ...

The addition of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to standard computed tomography (CT) or CT angiography (CTA) screening protocols may allow for better selection of patients with acute large-vessel ...

Patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) did not have worse outcomes when a CT-only imaging strategy determined the course of their treatment, according to a small observational study. Those skipping ...

Among patients with acute ischemic stroke, diagnostic imaging with CT alone was noninferior to initial CT plus MRI for discharge and 1-year clinical outcomes, in a new study. The rates of death or ...