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Optimal brain imaging for diagnosing and managing acute ischemic stroke should address the presence of 4 essential issues:
- hemorrhage
- intravascular thrombus
- core irreversibly infarcted tissue and its size, and
- hypoperfused tissue at risk for subsequent infarction if not rescued.
References
- Latchaw, et al. "Recommendations for Imaging of Acute Ischemic Stroke." Stroke 2009; 40; 3646-78.