MRI More Sensitive Than CT In Diagnosing Most Common Form Of Acute Stroke, Study Finds

... Results from the most comprehensive study to compare two imaging techniques for the emergency diagnosis of suspected acute stroke show that magnetic resonance imaging can provide a more sensitive diagnosis than computed tomography (CT) for acute ischemic stroke. The study was conducted by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Findings appear in the Jan. 27, 2007, edition of the Lancet. ...