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. 1988;30(1):54-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF00341944.

What is expected of CT in the evaluation of stroke?

A M Wang  1 , J C Lin, C L Rumbaugh
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What is expected of CT in the evaluation of stroke?

A M Wang et al. Neuroradiology. 1988.

Abstract

This study was based on 5042 cranial CT examinations in a 2-year period. 19.8% of all cranial CT scans were performed for confirmation or evaluation of clinically suspected stroke. 87% of the clinical diagnoses of stroke were confirmed by CT scan. Intracranial hemorrhage made up a small percentage in this study. The establishment of this diagnosis was a valuable service in the patients' management. Brain tumor may rarely present clinical symptoms mimicking stroke and may have a normal CT initially.

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