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Evaluating the role of T2-weighted-imaging in acute ischemic stroke to accelerate routine Stroke-MRI protocol

Sanjay Dhawan^1,2, Ishrat Afshan^1,2, Rupsa Bhattacharjee³, and Indrajit Saha³
¹Clearmedi Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Gurugram, India, ²Department of Radiology, Paras Hospitals, Gurugram, India, ³Philips Health Systems, Philips India Limited, Gurugram, India

Flair proves to be better than T2, in depicting small/subtle signal changes in critical time-window; in favour of the strong informed decision of omitting T2w from stroke-MRI protocols, saves 14% scan time, makes the protocol faster at par with CT scan time.

Figure-1: Summary of the stroke protocol under use

Figure-2: MRI findings summarized