Emergency MRI in Clinical Peracute Brain Stem and Hemispheric Stroke

Abstract

We show the capability and results of MRI examinations of peracute brainstem and hemispheric stroke patients in clinical emergency situations. The hypothesis that CT scan is faster and more accurate under this conditions is to be disproved.

Keywords

peracute stroke emergency MR

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