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An acute stroke MRI protocol is used when a paediatric patient presents to the emergency department with stroke like symptoms. Rapid imaging is needed in order to ascertain the presence of stroke, exclude stroke mimics, the extent of the stroke, and exclude any complications, such as haemorrhage. An acute stroke protocol which consist only of a diffusion weighted sequence enables quick diagnosis and does not significantly delay treatment of the patient. Read More
Meeting name: SPR 2017 Annual Meeting & Categorical Course , 2017
Authors: Cummings Terrence, Kadom Nadja, Holder Chad