Point-Of-Care low-field MRI in acute Stroke (POCS): protocol for a multicentric prospective open-label study evaluating diagnostic accuracy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Fast and accurate diagnosis of acute stroke is crucial to timely initiate reperfusion therapies. Conventional high-field (HF) MRI yields the highest accuracy in discriminating early ischaemia from haemorrhages and mimics. Rapid access to HF-MRI is often limited by contraindications or unavailability. Low-field (LF) MRI (<0.5T) can detect several types of brain injury, including ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke. Implementing LF-MRI in acute stroke care may offer several advantages, including extended applicability, increased safety, faster administration, reduced staffing and costs. This multicentric prospective open-label trial aims to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of LF-MRI, as a tool to guide treatment decision in acute stroke.

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SUBMITTER: Foschi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10831427 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature