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Review
. 2009 May;17(2):291-313.
doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2009.02.001.

Diffusion and perfusion MR imaging of acute ischemic stroke

Ashley D Harris  1 , Shelagh B Coutts, Richard Frayne
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Diffusion and perfusion MR imaging of acute ischemic stroke

Ashley D Harris et al. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2009 May.

Abstract

Diffusion and perfusion MR imaging have proven to be highly useful in the clinical description and understanding of acute and hyperacute ischemic stroke. In this article, the authors give a brief overview of the basic concepts of diffusion and perfusion imaging and describe some of the current developments, applications, challenges, and limitations of these techniques as applied to cerebral ischemia.

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