Societies Issue Statements on Cerebral Imaging and Radiation Dosing
November 1, 2009—The American Heart Association's scientific statement on recommendations for imaging of acute ischemic stroke was published in Stroke by Richard E. Latchaw, MD, et al on behalf of the association's Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention, Stroke Council, and the Interdisciplinary Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease (2009;40:3646-3678). The document surveys the current evidence for imaging the cerebral parenchyma, imaging the cerebral vasculature, and imaging of cerebral perfusion.
