Local spatio-temporal encoding of raw perfusion MRI for the prediction of final lesion in stroke

Cerebrovascular diseases represent a leading cause of disability and mortality worldwide (Towfighi and Saver, 2011; Feigin et  al., 2014; Murray et al., 2015). Ischemic stroke ( 85% of all stroke cases) results from an acute occlusion of a cerebral artery. Early restoration of blood flow within the ischemic tissue (reperfusion), using intravenous thrombolysis and/or mechanical thrombectomy, is the most effective therapy to reduce infarct growth and promote clinical recovery (Goyal et al., 2016). The clinical benefit of reperfusion is highly dependent on the extent of the ischemic, but still viable, cerebral tissue (i.e.

Source: Medical Image Analysis - September 23, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Mathilde Giacalone, Pejman Rasti, Noelie Debs, Carole Frindel, Tae-Hee Cho, Emmanuel Grenier, David Rousseau Source Type: research