Journal article
Association Between Time From Stroke Onset and Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery Lesion Intensity Is Modified by Status of Collateral Circulation
Anke Wouters, Patrick Dupont, Soren Christensen, Bo Norrving, Rico Laage, Goetz Thomalla, Greg Albers, Vincent Thijs, Robin Lemmens
STROKE | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2016
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In patients with acute stroke, the intensity of a fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) lesion in the region of diffusion restriction is associated with time from symptom onset. We hypothesized that collateral status as assessed by the hypoperfusion intensity ratio could modify the association between time from stroke onset and FLAIR lesion intensity. METHODS: From the AX200 for ischemic stroke trial, 141 patients had appropriate FLAIR, diffusion-weighted imaging, and perfusion-weighted imaging. In the region of nonreperfused core, we calculated voxel-based relative FLAIR (rFLAIR) signal intensity. The hypoperfusion intensity ratio was defined as the ratio of th..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Dr Albers received grant funding from the National Institutes of Health.