Yield of diffusion-weighted MRI for detection of potentially relevant findings in stroke patients

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Authors

Gregory W. Albers · Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre

Maarten G. Lansberg · Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre

Alexander Norbash · Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre

David Tong · Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre

Michael W. O’Brien · Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre

Andrew R. Woolfenden · Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre

Abstract

In patients imaged 6 to 48 hours after stroke onset, DWI frequently provided potentially clinically relevant findings that were not apparent on conventional MRI.

Topics & Keywords

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications MRI in cancer diagnosis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurology

Volume 54, Issue 8, pp. 1562-1567

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.54.8.1562

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