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John R. Fischer, Senior Reporter | February 12, 2018
Researchers, however, say that such a phenomenon could offer insight for other areas of medicine, and eventually lead to the development of a substance that could be collected in the eye and provide information on stroke assessment without the need for an MR exam.
“The method with which this study used gadolinium MRI to study the eye has only been reported in a couple of other small studies. Although our study focused on the relationship between ischemic stroke of the brain and changes in the eye, there are many other potential applications for this methodology,” Leigh said. “Other groups studying various pathologic states of the eye might consider implementing such an approach.”
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The occurrence was present for both untreated patients and those who used tPA to dissolve the blood clot that initiated strokes.
The phenomenon was not found to be connected to the level of disability experienced by patients following a stroke. Exposure to gadolinium was found to pose no danger to sight.
Funding for the study was provided by the NINDS Intramural Research Program.
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Jose Morillo
Faster and less dose
February 15, 2018 05:26
Perhaps a single x ray can make it as visible as a CT and must be faster and easy.
This way treatment can begin faster and increase the opportunity of a happy ending of the stroke
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