Susceptibility–Diffusion Mismatch in Hyperacute Stroke: Correlation with Perfusion–Diffusion Mismatch and Clinical Outcome

A prominent vein (PV) on susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) was recently proposed to be a marker of the penumbra. We aimed to compare the utility of SWI and perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) sequences for the evaluation of the penumbra in hyperacute middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke, and to determine whether SWI–DWI mismatch is a neuroimaging marker of clinical outcome.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 13, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Maelle Dejobert, Xavier Cazals, Mariam Annan, Séverine Debiais, Marie-Agnes Lauvin, Jean-Philippe Cottier Source Type: research