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Routine CT evaluation of acute stroke
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Review
Routine CT evaluation of acute stroke
Neuroimaging Clin N Am.
1999 Aug.
Abstract
Although new imaging techniques such as MR perfusion/diffusion and xenon CT have shown considerable promise in the detection of early brain ischemia, noncontrast CT remains the primary imaging test for the evaluation of acute stroke. It is fast, reliable, readily available, and continues to be used for all major stroke therapy trials. Despite its limitations, CT is an accurate method of screening patients prior to thrombolytic therapy.
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