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Title
Wide variation and rising utilization of stroke magnetic resonance imaging: data from 11 states.
Authors
Burke, James F; Kerber, Kevin A; Iwashyna, Theodore J; Morgenstern, Lewis B
Abstract
Neuroimaging is an essential component of the acute stroke evaluation. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more accurate than computed tomography (CT) for the diagnosis of stroke, but is more costly and time-consuming. We sought to describe changes in MRI utilization from 1999 to 2008.