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Brain Ischemia

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Diseases of the Brain, Head & Neck, Spine

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A central issue in treating patients with acute stroke is the existence of potentially salvageable tissue. The goal of imaging is to diagnose the precise type of stroke so that appropriate management can be promptly implemented. Diagnostic imaging of acute stroke should reliably help to: (1) exclude intracranial hemorrhage; (2) differentiate between irreversibly affected brain tissue (“dead brain”) and reversibly impaired tissue (“tissue at risk”) that might benefit from early treatment; and (3) identify stenosis or occlusion of major extra- and intracranial arteries [1].

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  1. Department of Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Majda M. Thurnher

  2. Klinik und Polikinik für Neuroradiologische Diagnostik und Intervention, Universitättsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany

    Jens Fiehler

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  1. Hospital Balgrist, Radiology, Orthopedic University, Zurich, Switzerland

    J. Hodler

  2. Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

    G. K. Von Schulthess

  3. Kilchberg/Zurich, Switzerland

    Ch. L. Zollikofer

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Thurnher, M.M., Fiehler, J. (2008). Brain Ischemia. In: Hodler, J., Von Schulthess, G.K., Zollikofer, C.L. (eds) Diseases of the Brain, Head & Neck, Spine. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0840-3_4

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