Advanced imaging in acute ischemic stroke.
Kilburg C, Scott McNally J, de Havenon A, Taussky P, Kalani MY, Park MS. Advanced imaging in acute ischemic stroke. Neurosurgical FOCUS 2017, 42: e10. PMID: 28366054, DOI: 10.3171/2017.1.focus16503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeLarge vessel occlusionTranscranial Doppler ultrasonographyCT angiographyVessel wall MRIMR angiographyIschemic strokeDoppler ultrasonographyVessel occlusionMRI techniquesCollateral blood flowImaging modalitiesConventional CTCharacteristics of lesionsFour-dimensional CT angiographyClot burdenCryptogenic strokeAcute settingStroke treatmentPatent foramenOccult lesionsInvasive alternativeBlood flowNew imaging modalityNatural history