Sagittal diffusion-weighted imaging in preventing the false-negative diagnosis of acute brainstem infarction: Confirmation of the benefit by anatomical characterization of false-negative lesions.

Conclusion: Anatomical characterization clearly confirmed that the addition of sagittal DWI to the initial axial DWI in suspected cases of BI ensures its accurate diagnosis and improves the patient's prognosis. PMID: 31637081 [PubMed]
Source: Surgical Neurology International - Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Surg Neurol Int Source Type: research