The development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for use in medical investigation has
provided a huge forward leap in the field of diagnosis, particularly with avoidance of …

Over the past two decades, research has heavily emphasized basic mechanisms that
irreversibly damage brain cells after stroke. Much attention has focused on what makes …

Background Computed tomography (CT) must be done before thrombolytic treatment of
hyperacute ischaemic stroke, but the significance of early ischaemic change on CT is …

Background and Purpose—The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that stroke
costs now exceed $45 billion per year. Stroke is the third leading cause of death and one of …

The state of the art of reconstruction of the axonal tracts in the central nervous system (CNS)
using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is reviewed. This relatively new technique has …

Water diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) allows tissue structure to be probed
and imaged on a microscopic scale, providing unique clues to the fine architecture of neural …

Diffusion MRI (or dMRI) came into existence in the mid-1980s. During the last 25years,
diffusion MRI has been extraordinarily successful (with more than 300,000 entries on …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Clinicians are insecure reading CT scans by using the
one-third rule for acute middle cerebral artery stroke (1/3 MCA rule) before treating patients …

ContextNoncontrast computed tomography (CT) is the standard brain imaging study for the
initial evaluation of patients with acute stroke symptoms. Multimodal magnetic resonance …

A little more than 100 years after the discovery of x-rays, this three-volume set is intended to
provide a comprehensive overview of the theory and current practice of Medical Imaging as …