Not Signed In - Study Shows MRI And Echocardiography Together Can ID More Causes Of Stroke Before They Strike
Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 AM EST
... Based on a new study released today, researchers urge more comprehensive imaging for patients presenting to hospitals with stroke symptoms. Using both MRI and echocardiography to image the heart greatly enhances the detection of the cause and selection of the best treatment of cardioembolic strokes, the "meanest" type of stroke. [click link for full article] ...
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- Mri
- Stroke
- Mini-Strokes
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging/mri
- Neck Disorders and Injuries
- Spasticity
- Radiation Studies
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Stroke secondary to syphilis
- Stroke related to cocaine use
- Stroke secondary to atherosclerosis
- Stroke secondary to FMD
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Stroke secondary to carotid dissection
- Stroke secondary to carotid stenosis
- Stroke secondary to cardiogenic embolism
- Pets
- Stroke, if clots break off and travel to the brain (drugs that thin the blood such as heparin and warfarin can reduce the risk)
- Stroke, Transient
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