Combining Acute Diffusion-Weighted Imaging and Mean Transmit Time Lesion Volumes With National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Score Improves the Prediction of Acute Stroke Outcome
Author(s) -
Albert J. Yoo,
Elizabeth R. Barak,
William A. Copen,
Shahmir Kamalian,
Leila Rezai Gharai,
Muhammad A. Pervez,
Lee H. Schwamm,
Ramón González,
Pamela W. Schaefer
Publication year - 2010
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.110.582874
Subject(s) - medicine , modified rankin scale , lesion , stroke (engine) , receiver operating characteristic , mean transit time , diffusion mri , acute stroke , area under the curve , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging , nuclear medicine , ischemic stroke , surgery , ischemia , perfusion scanning , mechanical engineering , perfusion , tissue plasminogen activator , engineering
The purpose of this study was to determine whether acute diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and mean transit time (MTT) lesion volumes and presenting National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) can identify patients with acute ischemic stroke who will have a high probability of good and poor outcomes.
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