Neuroimaging Modalities Used for Ischemic Stroke Diagnosis and Monitoring
Jasmin J. Nukovic,
Valentina Opancina,
Elisa Ciceri,
Mario Muto,
Nebojsa Zdravkovic,
Ahmet Altin,
Pelin Altaysoy,
Rebeka Kastelic,
Diana Maria Velazquez Mendivil,
Jusuf A. Nukovic,
Nenad V. Markovic,
Miljan Opancina,
Tijana Prodanovic,
Merisa Nukovic,
Jelena Kostic,
Nikola Prodanovic
Affiliations
Jasmin J. Nukovic
Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Travnik, University of Travnik, 72270 Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Valentina Opancina
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
Elisa Ciceri
Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133 Milan, Italy
Mario Muto
Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, A.O.R.N. Cardarelli, 80131 Naples, Italy
Nebojsa Zdravkovic
Department of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
Ahmet Altin
Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir 35340, Turkey
Pelin Altaysoy
Faculty of Medicine, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul 34349, Turkey
Rebeka Kastelic
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Diana Maria Velazquez Mendivil
Faculty of Medicine, University of Sonora, Hermosillo 83067, Mexico
Jusuf A. Nukovic
Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Travnik, University of Travnik, 72270 Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nenad V. Markovic
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
Miljan Opancina
Department of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
Tijana Prodanovic
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
Merisa Nukovic
Department of Radiology, General Hospital Novi Pazar, 36300 Novi Pazar, Serbia
Jelena Kostic
Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade, 11120 Beograd, Serbia
Nikola Prodanovic
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
Strokes are one of the global leading causes of physical or mental impairment and fatality, classified into hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes. Ischemic strokes happen when a thrombus blocks or plugs an artery and interrupts or reduces blood supply to the brain tissue. Deciding on the imaging modality which will be used for stroke detection depends on the expertise and availability of staff and the infrastructure of hospitals. Magnetic resonance imaging provides valuable information, and its sensitivity for smaller infarcts is greater, while computed tomography is more extensively used, since it can promptly exclude acute cerebral hemorrhages and is more favorable speed-wise. The aim of this article was to give information about the neuroimaging modalities used for the diagnosis and monitoring of ischemic strokes. We reviewed the available literature and presented the use of computed tomography, CT angiography, CT perfusion, magnetic resonance imaging, MR angiography and MR perfusion for the detection of ischemic strokes and their monitoring in different phases of stroke development.
