Cardioembolic origin in patients with embolic stroke: Spectrum of imaging findings on cardiac MDCT.

Jin, Kwang Nam; Chun, Eun Ju; Choi, Sang Il; Ko, Sung Min; Han, Moon-Ku; Bae, Hee-Joon; Park, Jae Hyung · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 2010

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Abstract

The purpose of this article is to show various cardiac MDCT findings of a cardioembolic origin in patients with embolic stroke. Cardiac MDCT is an emerging technique for the identification and assessment of a cardioembolic origin in patients with embolic stroke. In the near future, it will play an increasing role in the assessment of patients with a suspected embolic stroke.

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