Prediction of Infarct Core and Salvageable Ischemic Tissue Volumes by Analyzing Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Without Intravenous Contrast Material

Academic Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1506-1517

  Ma, Li ^a   Gao, Pei Yi ^a   Hu, Qing Mao ^b,c   Lin, Yan ^a   Jing, Li Na ^a   Xue, Jing ^a   Wang, Xiao Chun ^a   Chen, Zhi Jun ^b   Wang, Yi Long ^a   Liao, Xiao Ling ^a   Liu, Mei Li ^d   Chen, Wei Jian ^e  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c SHENZHEN INSTITUTES OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d Tianjin Huanhu Hospital   (China)

^e THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted; Magnetic resonance imaging; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFARCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISCHEMIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78149365114     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2010.07.010     Document Type: Article

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