When do you consider cardiac CT to evaluate for etiology of acute ischemic stroke?
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Neurology · University of Mississippi Medical Center
I do it in place of TEE in:
- Patients with LVO or severe stenosis, for whom I am concerned about hypoperfusion causing another stroke.
- Elderly patients that may have a higher complication risk from TEE.
I am mainly looking for intracardiac thrombus.