New neuroimaging techniques for pretreatment thrombolysis should have the same sensitivity as a CT scan for ruling out ICH, but should add information about the ischemic penumbra and the vascular ...

The ischemic penumbra is the area of salvable tissue surrounding the ischemic core. Identifying the ischemic penumbra with imaging techniques could increase the number of patient candidates for ...

The analysis, which includes two studies looking into the benefits of revascularization in patients with ischemic LV dysfunction, highlights the efficacy of modern medical therapy when compared ...

Penumbra Inc designs, develops, manufactures and markets medical devices. The products of the company address ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke and vascular conditions that can be treated through ...

We present a fully Automated Penumbra Segmentation (APS) algorithm using PWI and DWI images. We compare automatically generated PWI-DWI mismatch mask to mask outlined manually by experts, in 168 ...

Another type of stroke is known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or ministroke. This is when the brain's blood supply is briefly blocked. It can cause temporary damage and raises the risk of ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved TNKase (tenecteplase), a thrombolytic or clot-dissolving agent, for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in adults. TNKase is delivered as a ...

Mini stroke, also known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a short period of symptoms that are similar to that of a stroke. It is like a temporary stroke wherein there's a temporary lack of ...

Department of Neurosurgery, Central Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan ...

The FDA has approved TNKase, a tissue plasminogen, clot-dissolving agent, to treat acute ischemic stroke in adults, according to the manufacturer. Genentech said in a press release that TNKase ...