CT versus MR for acute stroke imaging: is the “obvious” choice necessarily the correct one?

MH Lev - American journal of neuroradiology, 2003 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
It is generally accepted that conventional T2-weighted MR imaging (T2WI) is sensitive in
revealing macroscopic multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions. Nonetheless, the definitive diagnosis …

New prospects and ethical challenges for neuroimaging within and outside the health care system

J Illes, M Kirschen - American journal of neuroradiology, 2003 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
It is generally accepted that conventional T2-weighted MR imaging (T2WI) is sensitive in
revealing macroscopic multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions. Nonetheless, the definitive diagnosis …

Hyperacute stroke: experience essential when reading unenhanced CT scans

JHW Pexman, MD Hill, AM Buchan… - American journal …, 2004 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Saur and colleagues are to be congratulated on a wellwritten article that compared findings
at unenhanced CT with those of diffusion weighted MR imaging (1). Saur et al use a high …

Unenhanced computed tomography

ECS Camargo, G González, RG González… - Acute Ischemic Stroke …, 2006 - Springer
The speed, widespread availability, low cost, and accuracy in detecting subarachnoid and
intracranial hemorrhage have led conventional computed tomography (CT) scanning to …

Imaging of acute ischemic stroke: Unenhanced computed tomography

JED Almandoz, SR Pomerantz, RG González… - Acute Ischemic Stroke …, 2010 - Springer
The speed, widespread availability, low cost, and accuracy in detecting subarachnoid and
intracranial hemorrhage have led conventional computed tomography (CT) scanning to …

Magnetic resonance imaging in acute stroke: not ready for prime time

WJ Powers, J Zivin - Neurology, 1998 - AAN Enterprises
In this issue of Neurology are two articles describing further experience with magnetic
resonance diffision weighted imaging (DWI) and perfusion weighted imaging (PWI) in acute …

[HTML][HTML] The four Ps of acute stroke imaging: parenchyma, pipes, perfusion, and penumbra

HA Rowley - AJNR: American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2001 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Although MR images are currently of exquisite resolution, as neuroradiologists we all
acknowledge that confidently mapping the margins of primary brain tumors is very difficult …

10 Questions about acute stroke imaging: CT versus MRI—“The controversy”

AW Hsia - The Neurologist, 2009 - journals.lww.com
The use of neuroimaging for cerebrovascu-lar disease is the focus of active development
and investigation. Diagnostic information pertaining to the status of the ischemic tissue (size …

New reasons for early use of MRI in stroke

JW Prichard, RI Grossman - Neurology, 1999 - AAN Enterprises
Neurologists are familiar with MRI as T1-, T2-, and proton density–weighted images, and,
recently, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). Here, we draw attention to newer MRI …

[HTML][HTML] MRI of acute stroke: what went wrong?

KO Lövblad, VM Pereira - American Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
The news of the recently published trials about the efficacy of intra-arterial interventions for
stroke lifted the spirits of all neuroradiologists and the vascular neurology community. 1-4 …