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Sixty-four patients (mean age, 60.9 years) underwent routine CT and MR imaging within 12 hours after stroke onset (n=25,= 3 hr; n=26, 3-6 hr; n=13, 6-12 hr). Median times to arrival, start of CT, MR imaging, and between CT and MR imaging were 1.625 hours, 2 hours, 3.875 hours, and 1 hour, respectively. Intervals between symptom onset and MR imaging (P<.005), arrival and MR imaging (P<.002), and CT and MR imaging (P=.0007) differed significantly between the early phase of the study and after November 1998, whereas the intervals between symptom onset and arrival, symptom onset and CT, and arrival and CT did not. Hemorrhage could be excluded in all; a perfusion/diffusion match or mismatch could be shown in 63 of 64 patients. Practice and experience with MR imaging in a stroke team significantly reduce the time and effort required to perform this technique and thus make 24-hour availability for MR imaging of stroke practical. Assessment of patients with hyperacute stroke is rapid and comprehensive. Image quality can be substantially improved by head immobilization and by mild sedation, if necessary. |
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