Utilization of Emergent Neuroimaging for Thrombolysis ‐Eligible Stroke Patients

CONCLUSIONSAmong acute stroke patients, noncontrast CT was the most common initial imaging strategy in clinical practice in the 2005–2012 time period, though use of concomitant CTA grew to one‐quarter of cases, suggestive of an upward trend.

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Source: Journal of Neuroimaging - June 13, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Nerses Sanossian, Katherine A. Fu, David S. Liebeskind, Sidney Starkman, Scott Hamilton, J. Pablo Villablanca, Adrian M. Burgos, Robin Conwit, Jeffrey L. Saver Tags: Clinical Investigative Study Source Type: research