How Much Would Performing Diffusion-Weighted Imaging for All Transient Ischemic Attacks Increase MRI Utilization? | Zendy

Opeolu Adeoye | Zendy; Laura Heitsch | Zendy; Charles J. Moomaw | Zendy; Kathleen Alwell | Zendy; Jane Khoury | Zendy; Daniel Woo | Zendy; Matthew L. Flaherty | Zendy; Simona Ferioli | Zendy; Pooja Khatri | Zendy; Joseph P. Broderick | Zendy; Brett Kissela | Zendy; Dawn Kleindorfer | Zendy

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How Much Would Performing Diffusion-Weighted Imaging for All Transient Ischemic Attacks Increase MRI Utilization?

Author(s) -

Opeolu Adeoye,

Laura Heitsch,

Charles J. Moomaw,

Kathleen Alwell,

Jane Khoury,

Daniel Woo,

Matthew L. Flaherty,

Simona Ferioli,

Pooja Khatri,

Joseph P. Broderick,

Brett Kissela,

Dawn Kleindorfer

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.110.592675

Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , stroke (engine) , neuroimaging , magnetic resonance imaging , diffusion mri , modified rankin scale , demographics , infarction , radiology , cardiology , ischemic stroke , myocardial infarction , ischemia , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , demography , sociology , engineering

The American Heart Association recently redefined TIA to exclude patients with infarction on neuroimaging. Given its advantages, MRI/diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) was recommended as the preferred imaging modality. We determined how frequently MRI/DWI was performed for TIA and ascertained the proportion of clinically defined TIA patients who had ischemic lesions on DWI in our community in 2005.

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