3-T high-b-value diffusion-weighted MR imaging in hyperacute ischemic stroke

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 149-157

  Lettau, Michael ^a   Laible, Mona ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

3 Tesla; DWI; High b value; Hyperacute ischemic stroke; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH B VALUE; HUMAN; HYPERACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

3 TESLA; DWI; HIGH B-VALUE; HYPERACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE; MRI;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; STROKE;

EID: 84880037955     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: 17730406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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