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FELBER, S; FAZEKAS, F.
MAGNETIC-RESONANCE IN ACUTE STROKE AND SECONDARY PREVENTION
NEUROPSYCHIATRIE. 1995; 9: 56-61.
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Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz: Fazekas Franz
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Abstract:: Presently, magnetic resonance techniques are considered to supplement computerized tomography in the diagnosis of acute stroke, because magnetic resonance is not arbitrarily available and more expensive. However, during the last decade, magnetic resonance has shown to be superior to computerized tomography in virtually all features of acute stroke diagnosis. This includes the early detection of ischemia and higher sensitivity towards lesions in the posterior fossa, but also the reliable delineation of intracranial hemorrhage. In addition, magnetic resonance is a multimodal technique and enables morphologic diagnosis together with assessment of vascular pathology, diffusion perfusion and metabolism within a single examination. These methods have already become standard for stroke research in animals and are now increasingly available at clinical scanners. In future, the primary use of computerized tomography in stroke diagnosis will be justified only in a surrounding of therapeutic nihilism. If therapeutic strategies, that have been shown successful in animals, should be transferred to the treatment of patients, multimodal magnetic resonance facilities have to be made available for the diagnosis of acute stroke in humans.
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