MRI images of a stroke MRI

Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho. All rights reserved.

Figure 1 is a top view of the brain that shows normal tissue. Figure 2 is a similar view that shows abnormal tissue caused by a stroke.

ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerKathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerPaul D. Traughber, MD - Diagnostic Radiology
Last RevisedDecember 9, 2010

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