Including cardiac CT in the initial hyperacute stroke imaging protocol gives a higher yield for detecting high-risk cardioaortic sources of embolism than the current practice of performing later ...

A CT (computed tomography) scan is an x-ray that doctors use to determine which part of the brain has been damaged and whether the stroke was caused by hemorrhage or artery blockage. ... The primary ...

Expert Commentary . Despite the development of effective treatments, well over 90% of acute ischemic stroke patients are not treated. The primary reason is that they arrive at the hospital beyond ...

Patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) did not have worse outcomes when a CT-only imaging strategy determined the course of their treatment, according to a small observational study.

Lung evaluation by CT angiography is accurate for fast and early detection for COVID-19 infection in patients with acute ischemic stroke, researchers reported. “CTA of the head and neck done ...

Eligible patients had onset of stroke 4.5 to 24 hours before randomization, a posterior circulation Acute Stroke Prognosis Early CT Score (PC-ASPECTS; scores range from 0 to 10, with lower scores ...

Hyperfine reports on new data at ISC 2025 showcasing the growing potential for using images from AI-powered portable MRI for stroke diagnosis.

The European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guidelines on intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke provides forty recommendations on the use of thrombolytic drugs.

Notably, off-label tenecteplase had already become the preferred thrombolytic for acute ischemic stroke before the expanded indication. "TNKase provides a faster and simpler administration, which ...

Randomized trials have shown the benefit of endovascular thrombectomy in patients with acute stroke due to large-artery occlusion in the anterior circulation and a large baseline infarct (core). 1 ...