Imaging plays a central role for intravenous and intra-arterial arterial ischemic stroke
treatment patient selection. Computed tomography (CT)/CT angiography or magnetic …

The ischemic penumbra defined four decades ago has been the main battleground of
ischemic stroke. The evolving ischemic penumbra concept has been providing insight for the …

CT is the primary imaging modality used for selecting appropriate treatment in patients with
acute stroke. Awareness of the typical findings, pearls, and pitfalls of CT image interpretation …

Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST)‐derived, pH‐weighted, amide proton transfer
(APT) MRI has shown promise in animal studies for the prediction of infarction risk in …

Figure 1. Matched and Mismatched perfusion computed tomography (PCT) imaging in a
patient with middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusions. Noncontrast head CT (NCCT) and …

Amongst the most common causes of death globally, stroke is one of top three affecting over
100 million people worldwide annually. There are two classes of stroke, namely ischemic …

It is estimated that 795,000 persons have a stroke each year in the United States, causing
140,000 deaths. 1, 2 That said, stroke has moved from the third leading cause of death in …

Whole brain computed tomography perfusion (CTP) has the potential to select eligible
patients for reperfusion therapy. We aimed to find the optimal thresholds on baseline CTP for …

Background and Purpose—The volume of estimated ischemic core using computed
tomography perfusion (CTP) imaging can identify ischemic stroke patients who are likely to …

Purpose In acute ischemic stroke with unknown time of onset, magnetic resonance (MR)‐
based diffusion‐weighted imaging (DWI) and fluid‐attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) …