For many situations, MRI is the preferred diagnostic tool -- especially for brain imaging, although CT scan is still chosen for strokes because it is better at detecting hemorrhage. The drawback ...

A blood test may rapidly distinguish brain bleeds from clot-caused strokes, even before people with stroke symptoms reach the ...

and they may order a CT scan to check for bruising, bleeding, or swelling. But the new study, published in the Lancet-affiliated eClinicalMedicine, found that another type of brain scan ...

A new study suggests that a simple blood test could help doctors quickly determine whether a stroke is caused by bleeding or ...

Intracerebral hemorrhage is a medical emergency (Broderick et al., 1999). Initial diagnosis is achieved by using an emergent brain computed tomography (CT) scan upon presentation. A CT scan can ...