Visibility of CT Early Ischemic Change Is Significantly Associated with Time from Stroke Onset to Baseline Scan beyond the First 3 Hours of Stroke Onset

Visibility of CT Early Ischemic Change Is Significantly Associated with Time from Stroke Onset to Baseline Scan beyond the First 3 Hours of Stroke Onset

Background and Purpose Non-contrast brain computed tomography (NCCT) remains the most common imaging modality employed to select patients for thrombolytic therapy in acute ischemic stroke. The current study used the Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) to identify early ischemic changes o...

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Main Authors: Jian Gao, Mark W. Parsons, Hiroyuki Kawano, Christopher R. Levi, Tiffany-Jane Evans, Longting Lin, Andrew Bivard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Stroke Society 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Stroke
Subjects:
stroke
tomography, x-ray computed
time
Online Access:http://www.j-stroke.org/upload/pdf/jos-2016-01424.pdf

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