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Change in Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Infarct Volume Predicts Neurologic Outcome at 90 Days
Author(s) -
Kevin Barrett,
Yong Hong Ding,
Douglas P. Wagner,
David F. Kallmes,
Karen C. Johnston
Publication year - 2009
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/strokeaha.109.548933
Subject(s) - medicine , modified rankin scale , interquartile range , stroke (engine) , prospective cohort study , diffusion mri , univariate analysis , predictive value of tests , magnetic resonance imaging , nuclear medicine , radiology , multivariate analysis , ischemia , ischemic stroke , mechanical engineering , engineering
Predictive models of outcome after ischemic stroke have incorporated acute diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) information with mixed results. We hypothesized that serial measurements of DWI infarct volume would be predictive of functional outcome after ischemic stroke.

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