For many situations, MRI is the preferred diagnostic tool -- especially for brain imaging, although CT scan is still chosen for strokes because it is better at detecting hemorrhage. The drawback ...

A subarachnoid hemorrhage was demonstrated on a head CT scan. Investigations. Physical examination, laboratory tests, brain CT scan, brain MRI scan, brain magnetic resonance angiogram, brain ...

a third expert who contributed to the report on Victoria's death said she believed a CT or MRI scan on July 5 or 6 'would ...

Any significant change in the patient's neurological exam (e.g., decline, worsening deficit in mental status) requires an emergent CT scan to reassess size of the hemorrhage. In patients with ...