Time to Stroke Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Conclusions: Stroke guidelines favor the use of MRI over CT only during the first 12 hours from symptom onset, yet less than one-third of stroke MRIs are actually performed within this timeframe.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 30, 2012 Category: Neurology Authors: James F. Burke, Jeremy B. Sussman, Lewis B. Morgenstern, Kevin A. Kerber Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research