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Emergency Medicine educational podcast. We are committed to providing high quality education to improve the care of the emergency patient in Maine, northern New England and beyond.
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Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
The world of emergency neuroimaging is evolving and increasingly influencing time-sensitive treatment decisions. A basic understanding of the imaging studies and sequences you may be asked to obtain in the ED may help you better manage your patients. In this post, Dr. Matthew Siket reviews the four major neuroimaging modalities (CT, CTA, Perfusion, and MRI).
For the full show notes on our DownEast EM blog
https://www.downeastem.org/downeastem/2018/6/29/neuroimaging
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Albers GW et al. New Engl J Med 2018;378:708-18.[Pdf]
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Thomalla G et al. New Engl J Med 2018; 379(7):611-22.[Pdf]
Author Matt Siket, MD and Jeff Holmes, MD
Peer Reviewed by Andrew Perron, MD