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4 - Approach to Neuroimaging of the Brain, Vessels, and Cerebral Edema

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2022

By
Muhammad Umair ,
Tyler Hinkel ,
Alexander W Korutz ,
Eric J Russell  and
Alexander J Nemeth
Edited by
Andrew M. Naidech
Andrew M. Naidech
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Illinois
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This introductory chapter on neuroradiology for neuro-critical care focuses on assessing appropriateness for reperfusion in the setting of acute ischemic stroke and discusses the imaging of acute intracranial hemorrhage and spinal cord injury.

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Neurocritical Care , pp. 65 - 89
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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