Apparent diffusion coefficient thresholds and diffusion lesion volume in acute stroke

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 906-909

  Thomas, Ralph G R ^a,b   Lymer, G Katherine ^a,b   Armitage, Paul A ^a,b   Chappell, Francesca M ^a   Carpenter, Trevor ^a,b   Karaszewski, Bartosz ^a,b,c   Dennis, Martin S ^a   Wardlaw, Joanna M ^a,b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Imaging Network   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

apparent diffusion coefficient; magnetic resonance imaging; Stroke; threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STROKE; THRESHOLD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE;

EID: 84886060568     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.09.018     Document Type: Article

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