Pooled Assessment of Computed Tomography Interpretation by Vascular Neurologists in the STRokE DOC Telestroke Network

Conclusions: Both vascular neurologists and reports from spoke radiologists had excellent reliability in identifying radiologic rt-PA contraindications. These pooled findings demonstrate that telestroke evaluation of head CT scans for acute rt-PA assessments is reliable.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - May 21, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Ilana Spokoyny, Rema Raman, Karin Ernstrom, Bart M. Demaerschalk, Patrick D. Lyden, Thomas M. Hemmen, Amy K. Guzik, James Y. Chen, Brett C. Meyer Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research