Reliability of cerebral blood volume maps as a substitute for diffusion‐weighted imaging in acute ischemic stroke

To assess the reliability of cerebral blood volume (CBV) maps as a substitute for diffusion‐weighted MRI (DWI) in acute ischemic stroke. In acute stroke, DWI is often used to identify irreversibly injured “core” tissue. Some propose using perfusion imaging, specifically CBV maps, in place of DWI. We examined whether CBV maps can reliably subsitute for DWI, and assessed the effect of scan duration on calculated CBV.

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