Diffusion- and Perfusion-Weighted Imaging in Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Rordorf G, Koroshetz W, Copen W, Gonzalez G, Yamada K, Schaefer P, Schwamm L, Ogilvy C, Sorensen A. Diffusion- and Perfusion-Weighted Imaging in Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Stroke 1999, 30: 599-605. PMID: 10066858, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.30.3.599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelative cerebral blood flowRelative cerebral blood volumeAngiographic vasospasmIschemic injurySymptomatic vasospasmNeurological deficitsClinical signsSevere angiographic vasospasmCerebral tissue perfusionEarly ischemic injurySubarachnoid hemorrhage patientsCerebral blood flowIntravenous contrast bolusPerfusion-Weighted ImagingCerebral blood volumeDWI abnormalitiesAsymptomatic patientsHemodynamic abnormalitiesNormal angiogramsAngiographic spasmImaging abnormalitiesIschemic lesionsHemorrhage patientsSubarachnoid hemorrhageClinical management