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Distinguish Between Incidental, Relevant Cerebral Ischemia DXs

Published on Tue Jun 09, 2020

Question: How do you know when to include chronic cerebral ischemic disease as a diagnosis on a computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain? Florida Subscriber Answer: Depending on the age of the patient, you’ll find some degree of chronic cerebral ischemic disease on most CT or MRI scans of the brain. While it’s a [...]
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