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Strong List Colon Position

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"See: CT head (technique)"

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"See: CT cerebral perfusion (technique)"

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"See: CT angiography of the cerebral arteries (technique)"

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"See: CT head (technique)"

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"See: CT cerebral perfusion (technique)"

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"See: CT angiography of the cerebral arteries (technique)"

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Indications
H1 Contraindications
H1 Technique
H2 Patient position
H2 Scout
H2 Scan extent
H2 Scan direction
H2 Scan duration
H2 Contrast
H2 Scan delay
H1 Practical points
H1 Post-processing
H1 Related articles
H1 See also

"Purpose"

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"Contraindications"

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"Non-contrast CT"

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"CT perfusion"

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"CT angiography"

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Inline EG

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"A CT stroke protocol is obtained in the emergency setting to rapidly diagnose and quantify patients presenting with probable ischaemic strokes and to enable appropriate urgent management (e.g. endovascular clot retrieval or intravenous thrombolysis)."

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There Is

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"There is an increasing trend to perform multi-pass CTA of the brain to perform multiphase CT angiography collateral score in acute stroke."

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Oxford Comma

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"A non-contrast CT of the brain, usually obtained volumetrically and reformatted in three planes (sagittal, axial and coronal), is obtained first. In addition to a rapid overview of the brain (see an approach to CT head) that may demonstrate unexpected non-stroke findings (e.g. tumours) it specifically allows for the following stroke-related features to be sought:"

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Semicolons

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"some centres will perform the CT angiogram before the perfusion study in order to give the interventional team additional minutes to inspect and plan for a potential clot retrieval as the perfusion study is being performed; this requires advanced trained radiographers, customised pressure injection protocols, and custom CT protocols"

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