T2* "susceptibility vessel sign" demonstrates clot location and length in acute ischemic stroke.

OBJECTIVES:The aim of our study was to evaluate, in acute ischemic stroke patients, the diagnostic accuracy of the MRI susceptibility vessel sign (SVS) against catheter angiography (DSA) for the detection of the clot and its value in predicting clot location and length. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We iden...

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Main Authors: Olivier Naggara, Jean Raymond, Montserrat Domingo Ayllon, Fawaz Al-Shareef, Emmanuel Touzé, Meriem Chenoufi, Sophie Gerber, Charles Mellerio, Matthieu Zuber, Jean Francois Meder, Jean-Louis Mas, Catherine Oppenheim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3795632?pdf=render