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'''[[MRI of the head]] ''' is a better imaging modality for TIA than a '''[[CT of the head]]''', as it is better able to pick up both new and old ischemic lesions than CT. [[CT of the head]], however, is more widely available and can be used particularly to rule out intracranial hemorrhage.<ref name="Simmons2012">{{cite journal | author = Simmons B, Cirignano B, Gadegbeku A | date = Sep 2012 | title = Transient Ischemic Attack: Part I. Diagnosis and Evaluation | url = | journal = Am Fam Physician | volume = 86 | issue = 6| pages = 521–526 }}</ref> Diffusion sequences can help further localize the area of ischemia and can serve as prognostic indicators.<ref name="Adams">{{cite journal | author = Adams HP Jr, del Zoppo G, Alberts MJ ''et al.'' | year = 2007 | title = "Guidelines for the early management of adults with ischemic stroke " a guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council, Clinical Cardiology Council, Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention Council, and the Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease and Quality of Care Outcomes in Research Interdisciplinary Working Groups: the American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline as an educational tool for neurologists [published corrections appear in ''Stroke''. 2007;38(9) e96, and ''Stroke''. 2007;38(6) e38] | url = | journal = Stroke | volume = 38 | issue = 5| pages = 1655–1711 | doi=10.1161/strokeaha.107.181486}}</ref>