Total Mismatch
Author(s) -
TaeHee Cho,
M. Hermier,
Josef A. Alawneh,
Thomas Ritzenthaler,
Virginie Desestret,
Leif Østergaard,
Laurent Derex,
JeanClaude Baron,
Norbert Nighoghossian
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.109.563064
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombolysis , modified rankin scale , magnetic resonance imaging , stroke (engine) , perfusion scanning , radiology , magnetic resonance angiography , perfusion , tissue plasminogen activator , nuclear medicine , ischemic stroke , ischemia , mechanical engineering , myocardial infarction , engineering
The perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI)/diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) mismatch may identify patients who benefit from thrombolysis. However, some patients exhibit a "total mismatch," ie, negative DWI but extensive PWI defect. We aimed to assess clinical and MRI data of these patients.
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