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Diagnosis of Acute Ischemic Stroke

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Susan Liu Hoki<br />

Gillian Lieberman, MD<br />

FL: MR FLAIR<br />

45 hrs after<br />

symptom onset<br />

Courtesy <strong>of</strong> Dr. Nicole Nelson, BIDMC<br />

FLAIR technique is<br />

similar to T2WI except<br />

that CSF signal is<br />

substracted to more<br />

accurately represent<br />

hyperintense signal from<br />

fluid produced by<br />

damaged cells<br />

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