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Imaging

	Evaluation & Diagnosis Recommendations and guidelines for emergency stroke diagnosis.
	CT Scan Learning Tool Review of detailed CT images in 13 acute stroke cases, for clinicians and students.
	CT and MRI Criteria for Infarction and Hemorrhage Imaging guidelines used in stroke diagnosis.
	Guide to Imaging Techniques Various imaging techniques used to diagnose stroke.
	Magnetic Imaging Resonance Compared with CT Scan Comparison of the two imaging techniques.
	Intra-arterial Thrombolysis and Diffusion-Perfusion MRI: Snapshots of Evolving and Resolving Cerebral Ischemia Chelsea Kidwell (Presented at the 11th European Stroke Conference)
	MRI as a Basis of Future Trials Steven Warach (Presented at the 11th European Stroke Conference)
	SITS Monitoring Study SITS-MOST Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke SITS Collaboration Nils Gunnar Wahlgren (Presented at the 11th European Stroke Conference)
	Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Stroke – an Imaging Based Approach Peter D. Schellinger (Presented at the 11th European Stroke Conference)
	Treatment of Acute Stroke: The Neuroradiological Perspective H. Zeumer, H (Presented at the 11th European Stroke Conference)

Imaging Guidelines & Consensus Statements
American College of Radiology Standards (in PDF format) Practice Guideline for the Performance and Interpretation of MRI of the Brain (2002; Amended 2006) Practice Guidline for the Performance and Interpretation of MRI of the Head and Neck (2002; Amended 2006) Practice Guideline for the Performance and Interpretation of MRI of the Adult Spine (2002; Amended 2006) Practice Guideline for the Performance of Pediatric and Adult Cerebrovascular Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) (2000; Revised 2005; Amended 2006) Practice Guideline for the Performance of Diagnostic Cervicocerebral Angiography in Adults (1999; Amended 2004; Revised 2005; Amended 2006) ACR Standard Practice Guideline for the Performance of Ultrasound Examination of the Extracranial Cerebrovascular System (1994; Revised 1998; Revised 2002; Amended 2006) Neuroimaging of the Neonate (2002) From the National Guideline Clearinghouse. Quality Improvement Guidelines for Adult Diagnostic Neuroangiography and Other Procedures (2003) Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology (PDF format) Echocardiography for the detection of a cardiac source of embolus in patients with stroke (1999) Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. Carotid Stenting and Angioplasty (1998) American Heart Association Medical/Scientific Statement Practice Guidelines for the Use of Imaging in Transient Ischemic Attacks and Acute Stroke (1997) American Heart Association Medical/Scientific Statement Echocardiographic Identification of Cardiovascular Sources of Emboli To Guide Clinical Management of Stroke: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (1997) Annals of Internal Medicine 1 November 1997. 127:775-787. Cost-Effectiveness of Screening for Carotid Stenosis in Asymptomatic Persons (1997) Annals of Internal Medicine 1 March 1997. 126:337-346. Magnetic Resonance Angiography: Vascular and Flow Imaging (1994) Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

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