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 ...

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 ...

Maximum-Intensity projection on Non-Contrast CT in anterior stroke patients predicts ischemic core volume after mechanical thrombectomy: A retrospective, feasibility study, Neurological Sciences ...

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 ...

Traditionally, patients with ischemic stroke are treated with medical thrombolysis, or intravenous-based drugs that dissolve the clot. But thrombolysis does not work as well in a large clot.