Perfusion-Weighted MRI as a Predictor of Clinical Outcomes following Medullary Infarctions
Autor: | Sookyung Ryoo, Chin-Sang Chung, Kwang-Ho Lee, Gyeong-Moon Kim, Suk Jae Kim, Oh Young Bang |
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Rok vydání: | 2010 |
Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Medullary cavity Perfusion Imaging Perfusion scanning Severity of Illness Index Infarction Posterior Cerebral Artery Perfusion Weighted MRI Risk Factors Cerebellum Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency medicine Humans cardiovascular diseases Aged Aged 80 and over Medulla Oblongata Echo-Planar Imaging Cerebral infarction business.industry Middle Aged Prognosis medicine.disease Cerebral Angiography Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neurology Cerebrovascular Circulation Medulla oblongata Brain Damage Chronic Female Neurology (clinical) Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Magnetic Resonance Angiography |
Zdroj: | Cerebrovascular Diseases. 29:382-388 |
ISSN: | 1421-9786 1015-9770 |
Popis: | Background: Perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) is rarely used to evaluate cases of posterior circulation infarctions. We evaluated clinical outcomes, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) patterns and angiographic findings in patients experiencing medullary infarctions according to PWI results. Methods: Data from consecutive patients with acute ischemic lesions primarily involving the medulla were analyzed. All patients underwent MRI including DWI, PWI and MR angiography. The patients were grouped according to the presence or absence of a perfusion delay in the medulla and/or inferior cerebellum. Results: Among 35 patients, all but 1 had a PWI of interpretable quality. Of these 34 patients, 18 had a normal perfusion status, while 16 had perfusion defects in the medulla and/or inferior cerebellum. The abnormal PWI group had poor clinical outcomes at 7 days and 1 month after the onset of symptoms. There was no difference in DWI patterns between these 2 groups. The angiographic findings demonstrated that a stenosis of ≧50% or an occlusion of the ipsilesional vertebral artery was frequently observed in the abnormal PWI group (p = 0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed that abnormal PWI and DWI patterns were independently associated with poor early and late outcomes following medullary infarctions. Conclusions: PWI may be a feasible modality for assessing the perfusion status of the posterior circulation and predicting clinical outcomes following medullary infarctions. |
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