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Cerebral venous oxygenation was assessed during apnea and hyperventilation with SWI in healthy male volunteers. Signal changes were seen during apnea and especially during hyperventilation. Thus, SWI may be a simple noninvasive method to assess cerebral hemodynamics and vasomotor responses.
- Combined Low-Dose Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography and Perfusion for Acute Ischemic Stroke at 3T: A More Efficient Stroke Protocol
Patients studied for acute stroke were evaluated with full- and half-dose contrast-enhanced neck MRA and brain perfusion imaging and results were compared. Detection specificity and overestimation of stenoses were slightly higher for the half-dose studies but perfusion mismatches were identified with high interobserver agreement at both doses. Thus, low-dose studies are feasible and save time and contrast volume.
- Role of EPI-FLAIR in Patients with Acute Stroke: A Comparative Analysis with FLAIR
The role of the EPI-FLAIR sequence in patients with acute stroke was evaluated. A total of 52 patients with acute stroke were studied with conventional FLAIR and EPI-FLAIR imaging and quality and lesion conspicuity were assessed. Nearly all studies were of diagnostic quality. The authors concluded that in patients with acute stroke, EPI-FLAIR offers qualitative and quantitative results comparable with conventional FLAIR at reduced acquisition time.