Indexed on: 02 May '09Published on: 02 May '09Published in: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America
Diffusion and perfusion MR imaging have proven to be highly useful in the clinical description and understanding of acute and hyperacute ischemic stroke. In this article, the authors give a brief overview of the basic concepts of diffusion and perfusion imaging and describe some of the current developments, applications, challenges, and limitations of these techniques as applied to cerebral ischemia.