Extended Imaging Protocols to Elucidate Sources of Cardiovascular Embolism in the Work-up of Ischemic Stroke

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
² Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
³ Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
⁵ Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland. christoph.graeni@insel.ch.

Editorial

Benedikt Bernhard et al. Clin Neuroradiol. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;31(4):897-900.

doi: 10.1007/s00062-021-01103-4. Epub 2021 Dec 6.

¹ Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
² Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
³ Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
⁵ Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland. christoph.graeni@insel.ch.

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