CT and diffusion-weighted MR imaging in randomized order: Diffusion-weighted imaging results in higher accuracy and lower interrater variability in the diagnosis of hyperacute ischemic stroke

Stroke

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2206-2210

  Fiebach, J B ^a   Schellinger, P D ^a   Jansen, O ^b   Meyer, M ^a   Wilde, P ^a   Bender, J ^a   Schramm, P ^a   Juttler E ^a   Oehler, J ^a   Hartmann, M ^a   Hahnel S ^a   Knauth, M ^a   Hacke, W ^a   Sartor, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Kiel and Lungen Clinic Grosshansdorf   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion weighted; Sensitivity and specificity; Stroke, ischemic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RECANALIZATION; STROKE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIFFUSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036712480     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000026864.20339.CB     Document Type: Article

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