Diagnosis and Prediction of Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Acute Lacunar Infarction: Usefulness of Perfusion MR Imaging.
10.3348/jkrs.2002.46.5.431
- Author:
Jun Ho CHOI
1
;
Gwang Woo JEONG
;
Jeong Jin SEO
;
Yong Yeon JEONG
;
Tae Woong JEONG
;
Heong Keun KANG
;
Ki Hyun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Chonnam University Hospital.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Brain, infarction;
Brain, blood flow;
Brain, MR;
Magnetic resonance (MR), perfusion study
- MeSH:
Blood Volume;
Diagnosis*;
Gadolinium;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*;
Male;
Perfusion*;
Prognosis;
Stroke;
Stroke, Lacunar*
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2002;46(5):431-436
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To correlate the findings of perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) with clinical outcomes in patients with acute lacunar infarction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eleven patients (7 males and 4 females) with acute lacunar infarction who were examined within 50 (mean, 29) hours of the onset of symptoms underwent conventional MRI, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and PWI. Gadolinium (0.2 mmol/kg) was injected at a rate of 2 ml/sec, and PWI was performed using a gradient-echo EPI pulse sequence and the following parameters: TR/TE, 2000/60; flip angle, 90 degree; matrix size, 128X128. Relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) maps were derived from gadolinium bolus perfusion-weighted images where rCBV ratios between infarcted areas were detected by DWI, and contralateral control areas were obtained. In each case, the resulting rCBV ratio at a lesion site was compared with the clinical outcome determined on the basis of the difference between National Institute Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores at admission and discharge. RESULTS: With the aid of the time-intensity curve obtained at PWI, the rCBV maps revealed a hypoperfused area in 10 of 11 patients, and there was positive correlation (r=0.81) with clinical outcome. CONCLUSION: Although PWI has a lower detection rate than DWI, it may be a useful modality for helping determine prognosis in cases of acute lacunar infarction.
