2017
Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Prediction of Parenchymal Hemorrhage in Acute Ischemic Stroke After Reperfusion Therapy
Nael K, Knitter J, Jahan R, Gornbein J, Ajani Z, Feng L, Meyer B, Schwamm L, Yoo A, Marshall R, Meyers P, Yavagal D, Wintermark M, Liebeskind D, Guzy J, Starkman S, Saver J, Kidwell C. Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Prediction of Parenchymal Hemorrhage in Acute Ischemic Stroke After Reperfusion Therapy. Stroke 2017, 48: 664-670. PMID: 28138001, PMCID: PMC5325250, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.116.014343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral blood volumeAcute ischemic strokeParenchymal hemorrhageReperfusion therapyIschemic strokeReceiver-operating characteristic curve analysisApparent diffusion coefficientMultiparametric magnetic resonance imagingPretreatment magnetic resonanceMagnetic resonance perfusionValues of CBVCharacteristic curve analysisApparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) valuesMagnetic resonance imagingIndependent predictorsIschemic coreRisk stratificationUnivariate analysisClinical trialsMicrovascular permeabilityBlood volumeInfarction corePatientsResonance imagingDiagnostic accuracy
2004
Diffusion tensor imaging as potential biomarker of white matter injury in diffuse axonal injury.
Huisman T, Schwamm L, Schaefer P, Koroshetz W, Shetty-Alva N, Ozsunar Y, Wu O, Sorensen A. Diffusion tensor imaging as potential biomarker of white matter injury in diffuse axonal injury. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2004, 25: 370-6. PMID: 15037457, PMCID: PMC8158566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlasgow Coma ScaleDiffusion tensor imagingTraumatic brain injuryRankin scoreInternal capsuleApparent diffusion coefficientADC valuesFA valuesWhite matter injuryHealthy control subjectsDiffuse axonal injuryCorresponding ADC valuesFractional anisotropy valuesNew MR imaging techniquesTBI correlatesComa ScaleClinical scoresAxonal injuryControl subjectsBrain injuryClinical markersMR imaging techniquesTissue injuryBrain ultrastructureWhite matterCharacterization and evolution of diffusion MR imaging abnormalities in stroke patients undergoing intra-arterial thrombolysis.
Schaefer P, Hassankhani A, Putman C, Sorensen A, Schwamm L, Koroshetz W, Gonzalez R. Characterization and evolution of diffusion MR imaging abnormalities in stroke patients undergoing intra-arterial thrombolysis. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2004, 25: 951-7. PMID: 15205129, PMCID: PMC7975652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-arterial thrombolysisDiffusion-weighted imagingDWI findingsDWI ratioADC ratioReperfusion therapyAcute strokeApparent diffusion coefficientInitial diffusion-weighted imagingPretreatment diffusion-weighted imagingADC valuesRespective mean changesEventual infarctionAcute occlusionAnterior circulationStroke patientsLesion volumeMean changePatientsThrombolysisLesion growthMR imagingTissue viabilityLesionsInfarction
2001
Ischemic Stroke: Effects of Etiology and Patient Age on the Time Course of the Core Apparent Diffusion Coefficient
Copen W, Schwamm L, González R, Wu O, Harmath C, Schaefer P, Koroshetz W, Sorensen A. Ischemic Stroke: Effects of Etiology and Patient Age on the Time Course of the Core Apparent Diffusion Coefficient. Radiology 2001, 221: 27-34. PMID: 11568317, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2211001397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient ageApparent diffusion coefficientInfarct etiologyYounger patientsTime courseMagnetic resonance imaging examinationsRelative ADCEffect of etiologyRelative apparent diffusion coefficientLesion apparent diffusion coefficientNormal-appearing brainSignificant age-related differencesEtiology of lesionsStroke onsetIschemic strokeMedian ageOlder patientsSubgroup analysisAge-related differencesImaging examinationsPatientsADC progressionEtiologyLacunesAgeHeterogeneous spatial-temporal evolution of DWI/PWI in human cerebral ischemia
Wu O, Schwamm L, Koroshetz W, Gonzalez R, Pan V, Benner T, Copen W, Ostergaard L, Sorensen A. Heterogeneous spatial-temporal evolution of DWI/PWI in human cerebral ischemia. Stroke 2001, 32: 348-348. DOI: 10.1161/str.32.suppl_1.348-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral blood flowHuman cerebral ischemiaDWI/PWICerebral blood volumeMean transit timeApparent diffusion coefficientFractional anisotropyCerebral ischemiaRim tissueHuman ischemic strokeElevated fractional anisotropyTwo-sample t-testDWI abnormalitiesInitial DWIIschemic strokeMCA territoryAcute stageIschemic coreSalvageable tissueIntralesional heterogeneityIschemic tissueBlood flowBlood volumeRisk tissuePatients