Journal of Neurological Research and Therapy
Open Access
Evaluation of a Stroke Protocol Using Computed Tomography Angiography for the Evaluation of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients
Jan 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-16-1415
Jon W. SchrockCorresponding author
Objectives: Computed tomography angiography (CTA) provides early assessment of cerebral vasculature in ED patients presenting with Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS). Prior studies using 4 row detector CT scanners have suggested that results may be used to determine who receives thrombolytics (tPA). We sou…