Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the developed world. The goals of an
imaging evaluation for acute stroke are to establish a diagnosis as early as possible and to …

Background: Over 80% of strokes result from ischemic damage to the brain due to an acute
reduction in the blood supply. Around 25-35% of strokes present with large vessel occlusion …

Brain imaging provides an objective basis for the clinical inferences that direct individual
patient management in the acute stroke setting. A brain CT or MRI scan is required for all …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Neuroimaging techniques such as diffusion-and perfusion-
weighted MR imaging have been proposed as tools for advanced diagnosis in hyperacute …

Thrombolytic therapy has led to a higher proportion of patients presenting to hospital early,
and this, with parallel developments in imaging technology, has greatly improved the …

Acute stroke services have been installed in most hospitals in the industrialized world, and
dealing with hyperacute stroke has become one of the most frequently performed tasks of …

Multimodal CT features prominently in the rapidly evolving field of acute stroke triage, with
perfusion CT applications at the forefront of many clinical research efforts. Perfusion CT …

Background Cerebrovascular disease represents a major source of global mortality and
morbidity. Imaging examinations play a critical role in the management of stroke patients …

Cerebral stroke is one of the most frequent causes of permanent disability or death in the
western world and a major burden in healthcare system. The major portion is caused by …

Computed tomography (CT) is an established tool for the diagnosis of ischemic or
hemorrhagic stroke. Nonenhanced CT can help exclude hemorrhage and detect “early …