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Regulation .09 Neuroimaging Services.

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A.
The facility shall have the ability 24 hours a day within 20 minutes of the patient’s arrival to complete:
(1)
All of the following:
(a)
Brain computed tomography;
(b)
CT Angiography; and
(c)
CT Perfusion; or
(2)
Magnetic resonance imaging.
B.
The facility shall have the ability 24 hours a day to have computed tomographic studies interpreted within 20 minutes of their completion by a physician experienced in interpreting computed tomographic studies.
C.
The facility shall have the ability 24 hours a day to have CT angiography, CT perfusion, and magnetic resonance imaging studies interpreted within 30 minutes of their completion by a physician experienced in interpreting CT angiography, CT perfusion, and magnetic resonance imaging studies.
D.
The acute stroke ready center shall:
(1)
Have the ability to upload emergent imaging scans into CRISP (Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients) which will facilitate sharing of emergent imaging with the receiving center; and
(2)
Have the imaging ability to rapidly identify core (nonviable) infarct versus (potentially salvageable) penumbra.