Comparison of the 2 Most Popular Deconvolution Techniques for the Detection of Penumbral Flow in Acute Stroke [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— Block-circulant single value decomposition seems only significantly beneficial for mean transit time maps in (sub)acute stroke. Tmax is likely the most stable deconvolved parameter for the detection of tissue-at-risk using DSC-MRI.

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/46/10/2795?rss=1

Source: Stroke - September 28, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Zaro-Weber, O., Livne, M., Martin, S. Z., von Samson-Himmelstjerna, F. C., Moeller-Hartmann, W., Schuster, A., Brunecker, P., Heiss, W.-D., Sobesky, J., Madai, V. I. Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction, Computerized tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, PET and SPECT Clinical Sciences Source Type: research