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Recommendations for Imaging of Acute Ischemic Stroke. A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Richard E. Latchaw MD, Chair; Mark J. Alberts MD, FAHA; Michael H. Lev MD, FAHA; John J. Connors MD; Robert E. Harbaugh MD, FAHA; Randall T. Higashida MD, FAHA; Robert Hobson MD, FAHA; Chelsea S. Kidwell MD, FAHA; Walter J. Koroshetz MD; Vincent Mathews MD; Pablo Villablanca MD; Steven Warach MD, PhD; Beverly Walters MD; on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention, Stroke Council, and the Interdisciplinary Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease

Key words: AHA Scientific Statements • stroke • tissue plasminogen activator • computed tomography • magnetic resonance imaging • stroke, acute • stroke, ischemic • ultrasonography