The diagnostic value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Diffusion-weighted Imaging for In-patients with Clinically Suspected Acute Stroke
Objective In order to assess the feasibility and utility of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MR-DWI) as first-line neuroimaging for in-patients with clinically suspected acute stroke. Methods From January 2013 to march 2013, the patients with clinically suspected acute stroke were scheduled to receive MRI with DW and T2-weighted sequence as initial neuroimaging inspection, if he/she was deemed MRI safe. The results of this project in the study were analyzed. Results During the study period, 135 patients who had neuroimaging for suspected cerebrovascular accident, and 128 were MRI safe. The total of 95 patients(74.2%) had underwent MR-DWI as first-line investigation. Seven patients were not MRI safe and 33 had computed tomography(CT) as first-line imaging due to lack of available MRI capacity. Conclusions The use of MR-DWI as a first-line investigation were successfully achieved in over 70% patients with a clinically suspected diagnosis of acute stroke who were deemed MRI safe, that proved this method were accurate and feasible.
Acute strokeMagnetic resonance imagingDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingComputed tomography
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