Jasmin J Nukovic, Valentina Opancina, Elisa Ciceri, Mario Muto, Nebojsa Zdravkovic, Ahmet Altin, Pelin Altaysoy, Rebeka Kastelic, Diana Maria Velazquez Mendivil, Jusuf A Nukovic, Nenad V Markovic, Miljan Opancina, Tijana Prodanovic, Merisa Nukovic, Jelena Kostic, Nikola Prodanovic
Strokes are one of the global leading causes of physical or mental impairment and fatality, classified into hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes. Ischemic strokes happen when a thrombus blocks or plugs an artery and interrupts or reduces blood supply to the brain tissue. Deciding on the imaging modality which will be used for stroke detection depends on the expertise and availability of staff and the infrastructure of hospitals. Magnetic resonance imaging provides valuable information, and its sensitivity for smaller infarcts is greater, while computed tomography is more extensively used, since it can promptly exclude acute cerebral hemorrhages and is more favorable speed-wise...
October 28, 2023: Medicina