Stroke Diagnostic Tests Mind Map

Stroke Diagnostic Tests Mind Map

This mind map is part of the upcoming map of (Stroke).  (Stroke Diagnostic Tests Mind Map) includes mechanisms of action, indications, advantages and disadvantages of tests used to diagnose stroke and may be other cardivascular disorders and to differentiate between ischemic and hemorrhagic types of stroke.

Tests which are included in this mind map are categorized as:

A] Tests that View the Brain, Skull or Spinal Cord;

• Computed Tomography (CT) / Computed Axial Tomography (CAT)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

B] Tests that View the Heart or Check its Function;

• Electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Echocardiogram

C] Tests that View the Blood Vessels that Supply the Brain;

• Cerebral Angiography
• Carotid Doppler Study
• Transcranial Doppler (TCD)

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