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A central issue in treating patients with acute stroke is the existence of potentially salvageable tissue. The goal of imaging is to diagnose the precise type of stroke so that appropriate management can be promptly implemented. Diagnostic imaging of acute stroke should reliably help to: (1) exclude intracranial hemorrhage; (2) differentiate between irreversibly affected brain tissue (“dead brain”) and reversibly impaired tissue (“tissue at risk”) that might benefit from early treatment; and (3) identify stenosis or occlusion of major extra- and intracranial arteries [1].
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Thurnher, M.M., Fiehler, J. (2008). Brain Ischemia. In: Hodler, J., Von Schulthess, G.K., Zollikofer, C.L. (eds) Diseases of the Brain, Head & Neck, Spine. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0840-3_4
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