2014
Time and Diffusion Lesion Size in Major Anterior Circulation Ischemic Strokes
Hakimelahi R, Vachha B, Copen W, Papini G, He J, Higazi M, Lev M, Schaefer P, Yoo A, Schwamm L, González R. Time and Diffusion Lesion Size in Major Anterior Circulation Ischemic Strokes. Stroke 2014, 45: 2936-2941. PMID: 25190444, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.005644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBrainBrain IschemiaCerebral AngiographyCerebrovascular CirculationCollateral CirculationDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMaleStrokeTime FactorsConceptsAnterior circulation ischemic strokeMiddle cerebral artery occlusionDiffusion-weighted imagingCerebral artery occlusionStroke onsetIschemic strokeInfarct sizeDWI lesionsInfarct volumeArtery occlusionIntravenous tissue-type plasminogen activatorProximal middle cerebral arteryDistal internal carotid arteryAcute infarct volumeDWI lesion volumeMajority of patientsMiddle cerebral arteryInternal carotid arteryAcute infarct sizeSame inclusion criteriaTraditional time windowTissue-type plasminogen activatorCerebral perfusionConsecutive patientsInfarct growth
2008
An Acute Ischemic Stroke Classification Instrument That Includes CT or MR Angiography: The Boston Acute Stroke Imaging Scale
Torres-Mozqueda F, He J, Yeh I, Schwamm L, Lev M, Schaefer P, González R. An Acute Ischemic Stroke Classification Instrument That Includes CT or MR Angiography: The Boston Acute Stroke Imaging Scale. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2008, 29: 1111-1117. PMID: 18467521, PMCID: PMC8118840, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedBostonBrain IschemiaComorbidityFemaleHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexStrokeTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsAlberta Stroke Program Early CT ScoreAcute ischemic strokeMinor stroke groupIschemic strokeMajor strokeMinor strokeStroke groupNoncontrast CTBoston Acute Stroke Imaging ScaleProximal cerebral artery occlusionMR angiographyCerebral artery occlusionLength of hospitalizationClassification instrumentCTA patientsArtery occlusionDischarge dispositionConsecutive patientsParenchymal ischemiaCT scorePatient outcomesStroke survivorsRehabilitation facilityPatientsStroke