Table 3.

Advantages and limitation of neuroimaging techniques. Adapted from [38].

I Imaging Features for Stroke Diagnostics	CT	MRI
Availability in the acute setting (0–6 hours)	++	−
Rapid image acquisition	++	+
Differentiation between acute and chronic ischemia	−	++
Detection of chronic hemorrhage including micro-bleeds	−	+
Sensitivity to lacunarand posterior fossa infarcts	−	++
Differentiation between acute and chronic ischemia	−	++
Ability to assess causes of subarachnoid and intracerebral hemorrhage whille in the scanner	+	+
Time for post-processing angiography and perfusión imaging	−	−
Accessibility for patients with monitors and Ventilators	++	−
Lack of vulnerability to motion artifacts	+	−
Feasibility and safety for patients with metallic implants (pacemakers, implantable defibrillators)	++	−
Lack of ionizing radiation	−	++
Renal toxicity associated with contrast administration	+	+
Cost	+	++

(−) none/low,(+) medium, (++) high