Imaging Speeds Lifesaving Care to Stroke Victims (IMAGE)

Radiological Society of North America

Imaging Speeds Lifesaving Care to Stroke Victims

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Collateral patterns at presentation CT angiography (CTA) and corresponding ischemic cores at presentation and 24-hour diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). (A) Examples of patients with symmetric collaterals. (B) Examples of patients with malignant collaterals. Patient 1 is an 84-year-old woman with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score of 7 and symptom onset 4.1 hours prior. Patient 2 is a 70-year-old woman with NIHSS score of 7 and symptom onset 5.6 hours prior. Patient 3 is a 71-year-old man with NIHSS score of 21 and symptom onset 10.8 hours prior. Patient 4 is an 85-year-old man with NIHSS score of 6 and symptom onset 2.5 hours prior.

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