Is Aortic Atherothrombotic Disease Detected Using Multidetector-Row CT Associated With an Increased Risk of Early Ischemic Lesion Recurrence After Acute Ischemic Stroke?
Author(s) -
Youngchai Ko,
WookJoo Kim,
Myung Suk Jang,
Mi Yang,
Jung Hyun Park,
Sang Il Choi,
Eun Ju Chun,
Soo Joo Lee,
MoonKu Han,
HeeJoon Bae
Publication year - 2012
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.111.632182
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , stroke (engine) , diffusion mri , radiology , ischemic stroke , magnetic resonance imaging , aortic arch , cardiology , aorta , ischemia , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
Multidetector-row CT (MDCT) is emerging as a new tool for diagnosing aortic atherothrombotic disease (AAD). We elucidated whether MDCT-detected AAD is associated with an increased risk of early ischemic lesion recurrence on diffusion-weighted MRI after ischemic stroke.
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