Contribution of diffusion-weighted imaging in determination of stroke etiology

T Wessels, C Wessels, A Ellsiepen… - American Journal …, 2006 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
INTRODUCTION: Diffusion-weighted (DW) MR imaging enables early identification of
ischemic lesions in stroke. Stroke subtype may be related to different lesion patterns. The …

Impact on stroke subtype diagnosis of early diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography

LJ Lee, CS Kidwell, J Alger, S Starkman, JL Saver - Stroke, 2000 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—The purpose of the present study was to assess the diagnostic
usefulness of early diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) and MR angiography (MRA) in patients …

CT and diffusion-weighted MR imaging in randomized order: diffusion-weighted imaging results in higher accuracy and lower interrater variability in the diagnosis of …

JB Fiebach, PD Schellinger, O Jansen, M Meyer… - Stroke, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) has become a commonly used
imaging modality in stroke centers. The value of this method as a routine procedure is still …

Quantitative assessment of the time course of infarct signal intensity on diffusion-weighted images

JD Eastwood, ST Engelter, JF MacFall… - American journal …, 2003 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Diffusion-weighted (DW) MR imaging is important in
evaluating acute stroke, and knowledge of the signal intensity changes associated with …

Diffusion-weighted MR imaging in acute ischemia: value of apparent diffusion coefficient and signal intensity thresholds in predicting tissue at risk and final infarct size

DG Na, VN Thijs, GW Albers… - American journal of …, 2004 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Identifying tissue at risk for infarction is an important goal
of stroke imaging. This study was performed to determine whether pixel-based apparent …

Association of ischemic lesion patterns on early diffusion-weighted imaging with TOAST stroke subtypes

DW Kang, JA Chalela, MA Ezzeddine… - Archives of …, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Background Different topographic patterns in patients who experience an acute ischemic
stroke may be related to specific stroke causes. Objective To determine if lesion patterns on …

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

GW Albers, MG Lansberg, AM Norbash, DC Tong… - Neurology, 2000 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To determine whether diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) could identify potentially
clinically relevant findings in patients presenting more than 6 hours after stroke onset when …

False-negative diffusion-weighted MR findings in acute ischemic stroke

C Oppenheim, R Stanescu… - American Journal …, 2000 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Lesions associated with acute stroke are often missed by
diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), suggesting that the sensitivity of this technique for …

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in acute stroke

KJ Van Everdingen, J Van der Grond, LJ Kappelle… - Stroke, 1998 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) is highly sensitive in detecting
early cerebral ischemic changes in acute stroke patients. In this study we compared the …

[PDF][PDF] The clinical significance of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in stroke and TIA patients

SG Wetzel - Swiss Medical Weekly, 2008 - smw.ch
The clinical significance of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in stroke and TIA patients Page 1
Review article SWISS MED WKLY 2008;138(49–50):729–740 · www.smw.ch Peer reviewed …