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Review
. 2017 Apr;48(4):1120-1125.
doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.015062. Epub 2017 Mar 13.

Noncontrast Computed Tomography Markers of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Expansion

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Noncontrast Computed Tomography Markers of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Expansion

Gregoire Boulouis et al. Stroke. 2017 Apr.
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Keywords: angiography; attention; cerebral hemorrhage; prognosis; stroke.

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Figure 1. Examples of reported NCCT markers of hemorrhage-expansion
Axial slices of acute Non-contrast-CTs in ICH. (A) Hypodensities including from left to right, a swirl sign, a black-hole sign and a central hypodensity in an ICH demonstrating significant expansion on repeated CT after 8h. (B) ICH with irregular margins and ICH with heterogeneous density (also qualifying for “hypodensities” and “swirl sign”. (C) Blend sign (D) Fluid level.

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