Vascular Occlusion Sites Determine Differences in Lesion Growth from Early Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Lesion to Final Infarct

摘要

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Occlusion of major cerebral arteries is the primary source of tissue damage in ischemic stroke and the target of thrombolytic therapy. We hypothesized that large infarcts in more proximal vascular occlusions correspond with substantially increased ischemic lesions shown on initial apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps.