Late Resolution of Diffusion-Weighted MRI Changes in a Patient With Prolonged Reversible Ischemic Neurological Deficit After Thrombolytic Therapy
Author(s) -
Karsten Krueger,
Harald Kugel,
Martin Grond,
Alexander Thiel,
David Maintz,
K. Lackner
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.31.11.2715
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , ischemia , perfusion , diffusion mri , positron emission tomography , nuclear medicine , tissue plasminogen activator , thrombolysis , stroke (engine) , brain ischemia , effective diffusion coefficient , radiology , cardiology , mechanical engineering , myocardial infarction , engineering
Reduced apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) correlate with cerebral ischemia. The combination of ADC with techniques to measure cerebral perfusion may help to assess the effect of treatment.
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