Sensitivity of Diffusion- and Perfusion-Weighted Imaging for Diagnosing Acute Ischemic Stroke Is 97.5% | Zendy

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Sensitivity of Diffusion- and Perfusion-Weighted Imaging for Diagnosing Acute Ischemic Stroke Is 97.5%

Author(s) -

Claus Z. Simonsen,

Mette H Madsen,

Marie Louise Schmitz,

Irene Klærke Mikkelsen,

Marc Fisher,

Grethe Andersen

Publication year - 2014

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.114.007107

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , lesion , magnetic resonance imaging , diffusion mri , tissue plasminogen activator , radiology , thrombolysis , ischemia , brain ischemia , perfusion , perfusion scanning , nuclear medicine , pathology , mechanical engineering , engineering , myocardial infarction

MRI using diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is the most sensitive diagnostic imaging modality for early detection of ischemia, but how accurate is it and how much does perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) add to the sensitivity have to be known.

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