Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging and Motor Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke [ADULT BRAIN]

CONCLUSIONS:
This study was designed to be one of hypothesis generation. Diffusion metrics related to kurtosis were found to be more sensitive than conventional diffusivity metrics to early poststroke corticospinal tract microstructural changes and may have potential value in the prediction of motor impairment at 3 months.

Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - July 12, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Spampinato, M. V., Chan, C., Jensen, J. H., Helpern, J. A., Bonilha, L., Kautz, S. A., Nietert, P. J., Feng, W. Tags: ADULT BRAIN Source Type: research