Comparison of MRI and CT for detection of acute intracerebral hemorrhage

…, B Ovbiagele, A Fredieu, S Suzuki, JP Villablanca… - Jama, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
ContextNoncontrast computed tomography (CT) is the standard brain imaging study for the
initial evaluation of patients with acute stroke symptoms. Multimodal magnetic resonance …

Intracranial vascular stenosis and occlusive disease: evaluation with CT angiography, MR angiography, and digital subtraction angiography

S Bash, JP Villablanca, R Jahan… - American journal …, 2005 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although digital subtraction angiography (DSA) provides
excellent visualization of the intracranial vasculature, it has several limitations. Our purpose …

CT and MRI early vessel signs reflect clot composition in acute stroke

…, GR Duckwiler, F Viñuela, N Salamon, JP Villablanca… - Stroke, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— The purpose of this study was to provide the first correlative study
of the hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign (HMCAS) and gradient-echo MRI blooming …

Magnetic resonance imaging detection of microbleeds before thrombolysis: an emerging application

CS Kidwell, JL Saver, JP Villablanca, G Duckwiler… - Stroke, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Hemorrhagic transformation (HT) is a major complication of thrombolytic
treatment for acute ischemic stroke. Although a history of prior intracerebral hemorrhage …

MR imaging correlates of survival in patients with high-grade gliomas

…, J Sayre, A Perlina, JP Villablanca… - American Journal …, 2005 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: For patients with malignant gliomas, clinical data—including
age, perioperative Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS), and tumor resection—and tumor …

Sciatica of nondisc origin and piriformis syndrome: diagnosis by magnetic resonance neurography and interventional magnetic resonance imaging with outcome …

…, J Haynes, SE Jordan, J Prager, JP Villablanca… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2005 - thejns.org
Object. Because lumbar magnetic resonance (MR) imaging fails to identify a treatable
cause of chronic sciatica in nearly 1 million patients annually, the authors conducted MR …

Detection and characterization of very small cerebral aneurysms by using 2D and 3D helical CT angiography

JP Villablanca, R Jahan, P Hooshi… - American journal …, 2002 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Many cases of subarachnoid hemorrhage are due to rupture
of small cerebral aneurysms. Our purpose was to evaluate the usefulness of helical CT …

Early neutrophilia is associated with volume of ischemic tissue in acute stroke

…, SW Yun, S Starkman, LK Ali, D Kim, JP Villablanca… - Stroke, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Few data exist on the relationship between differential
subpopulations of peripheral leukocytes and early cerebral infarct size in ischemic stroke. Using …

Predictors of hemorrhagic transformation in patients receiving intra-arterial thrombolysis

…, YP Gobin, R Jahan, P Vespa, JP Villablanca… - Stroke, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Hemorrhagic transformation (HT) is a major complication of
intra-arterial (IA) thrombolytic therapy. Identifying significant predictors of hemorrhage after …

Natural history of asymptomatic unruptured cerebral aneurysms evaluated at CT angiography: growth and rupture incidence and correlation with epidemiologic risk …

JP Villablanca, GR Duckwiler, R Jahan, S Tateshima… - Radiology, 2013 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To characterize the relationship between aneurysm size and epidemiologic risk
factors with growth and rupture by using computed tomographic (CT) angiography. Materials …