Quantitative proton magnetic resonance imaging in focal cerebral ischemia in rat brain.
Benveniste H, Cofer G, Piantadosi C, Davis J, Johnson G. Quantitative proton magnetic resonance imaging in focal cerebral ischemia in rat brain. Stroke 1991, 22: 259-268. PMID: 2003291, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.22.2.259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective neuronal injuryFocal cerebral ischemiaArea of injuryCerebral ischemiaNeuronal injuryTotal slice areaIschemic penumbraWistar ratsRat brainCresyl violet-stained brain sectionsMR imagingUpper cortical layersMale Wistar ratsPermanent unilateral occlusionCommon carotid arteryHistological sectionsArea of infarctionMR imagesNormal brain tissueMagnetic resonance imagingCerebral cortexUnilateral occlusionHistological damageHalothane anesthesiaCarotid artery