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Advances in imaging detect blunt cerebrovascular injury more frequently in trauma patients
Advances in diagnostic imaging technology have meant that more trauma patients are being diagnosed with blunt cerebrovascular injuries, and as a result, stroke and related death rates in these patients have declined significantly over the past 30 years. These changes are due to the evolution of imaging technology, namely CT-scanning, and its wide availability in hospitals large and small, according to a new study.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 19, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

' Corkscrew ' shape of blood flow in heart ' s upper chamber may signal lower stroke risk
Using specialized CT scans of a healthy heart and one with heart disease, a team of cardiologists and biomedical engineers say they ' ve created computer models of the " shape " of blood flow through the heart ' s upper left chamber that someday may help predict stroke risk.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 2, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

New imaging method may predict risk of post-treatment brain bleeding after stroke
In a study of stroke patients, investigators confirmed through MRI brain scans that there was an association between the extent of disruption to the brain's protective blood-brain barrier and the severity of bleeding following invasive stroke therapy. The results of the National Institutes of Health-funded study were published in Neurology.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 18, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Images of brain after mild stroke predict future risk
A CT scan of the brain within 24 hours of a mild, non-disabling stroke can predict when patients will be at the highest risk of another stroke or when symptoms may worsen, according to new research. Like stroke, a transient ischemic attack (TIA) is caused by restricted blood supply to the brain. Symptoms may last only a few minutes.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 5, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news

Airport security-style technology could help doctors decide on stroke treatment
A new computer program could help doctors predict which patients might suffer potentially fatal side-effects from a key stroke treatment. The program assesses brain scans using pattern recognition software similar to that used in airport security and passport control. Currently, stroke affects over 15 million people each year worldwide. Ischemic strokes are the most common and these occur when small clots interrupt the blood supply to the brain.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 23, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news