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Review
. 2012 Dec;43(12):3427-32.
doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.112.664003. Epub 2012 Nov 6.

Clinical applications of the computed tomography angiography spot sign in acute intracerebral hemorrhage: a review

H Bart Brouwers  1 , Joshua N Goldstein, Javier M Romero, Jonathan Rosand
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Review

Clinical applications of the computed tomography angiography spot sign in acute intracerebral hemorrhage: a review

H Bart Brouwers et al. Stroke. 2012 Dec.
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Figure. Examples of different spot sign scores
CT angiography of acute intracerebral hemorrhage representing different spot sign scores. (A) One spot sign with a maximal attenuation of 168 Hounsfield units (spot sign score 1). (B) Single spot sign with a maximal attenuation of 131 Hounsfield units and a diameter of 5 millimeter (spot sign score 2). (C) Multiple spot signs of which one with a maximal attenuation of 186 Hounsfield units (spot sign score 3). (D) Multiple spot signs with maximal attenuations of >200 Hounsfield units and two spots with a maximal diameter of >5 millimeter (spot sign score 4).
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