灌注及弥散磁共振成像在急性缺血性脑卒中的应用

目的　评估磁共振 (MRI)弥散加权成像 (DWI)及灌注加权成像 (PWI)在急性缺血性卒中指导溶栓治疗的应用价值。方法　对 44例急性 (≤ 6h)缺血性卒中患者行DWI、PWI扫描 ,DWI及PWI的不匹配区为缺血半暗带 ,根据半暗带是否存在确定患者是否适合溶栓治疗。结果　脑梗死患者 33例 ,其中 2 3例 (52 3 % )有明显半暗带存在 (PWI >DWI) ;1 0例 (2 2 7% )无明显半暗带 (PWI=DWI)。临床表现为短暂性缺血发作 (TIA)者 1 1例 (2 5 0 % )。结论　PWI及DWI对照研究有助于发现超早期脑梗死半暗带 ,指导溶栓治疗 ;临床表现结合DWI有助于除外TIA     

急性脑梗死缺血半暗带演变的磁共振成像研究

目的：探讨应用磁共振弥散／灌注成像技术判断急性脑梗死后缺血半暗带IP存在的范围和时间规律。方法：对72例发病时间在1～24h的急性脑梗死患者行常规MRI、磁共振弥散加权成像（DWI）和磁共振灌注加权成像（PWI）确定IP的范围，计算梗死中心区、IP区及对侧镜像区的ADC值和rADC值并加以比较。结果：26例发病时间〈6h的患者PWI显示存在低灌注区者，其中PWI〉DWI者21例，30例发病时间在6～24h的患者PWI显示存在低灌注区者，其中PWI〉DWI者2例；PWI〉DWI者病灶中心ADC值与IP区及对侧镜像区ADC值差异有统计学意义，其IP区ADC值与其对侧镜像区差异无统计学意义。结论：DWI和PWI结合能灵敏的判断IP的存在，IP存在的时间窗有一定的个体差异。     

ADC图在诊断超急性脑梗死缺血半暗带中的价值

目的探讨表观弥散系数(ADC)图在诊断急性脑梗死缺血半暗带中的价值。方法对27例发病时间在1~6h的超急性脑梗死患者行常规MRI、磁共振弥散加权成像(DWI)和磁共振灌注加权成像(PWI)确定缺血半暗带的范围,计算梗死中心区、IP区及对侧镜像区的ADC比值和相对ADC值(rADC)值并加以比较。结果在27例超急性脑梗死患者中,25例患者病灶区ADC值明显下降;21例患者PWI>DWI,其病灶中心rADC值与IP区相比显著下降。结论ADC图可以反映脑组织的损伤程度,通过测量脑梗死病灶中心区和边缘区rADC值可以判断缺血半暗带的存在。     

磁共振成像技术在缺血性脑血管病临床实践中的意义

目的:评估磁共振成像(MRI)弥散加权成像(DWI)、灌注加权成像(PWI)及磁共振血管造影术(MRA)在缺血性脑血管病临床实践中的意义。方法:对78例发病在10d内的急性缺血性脑血管病患者进行DWI、PWI及MRA检查,对不同发病时期患者的临床与影像改变进行对照研究。结果:急性/亚急性脑梗死灶,相对脑血容量(rCBV)下降,平均通过时间(MTT)延长。62例脑梗死中,41.9％有缺血半暗带,部分患者复查MRI,可发现梗死的进展;58.1％无半暗带存在。急性/亚急性梗死灶DWI表现为高信号,7例患者不同血管分布区有多发新鲜脑梗死灶,陈旧梗死灶表现为低信号。71.8％的患者MBA所显示的血管狭窄或闭塞与DWI病变一致。结论:MBA可提供大的动脉的供血状态;PWI在缺血区提供最早、最直接的血流下降情况;DWI反映脑细胞功能状态。PWI与DWI的研究可确定缺血半暗带,动态观察缺血性损害的进展,判断缺血的预后。     

CDM模式指导下脑梗死的溶栓治疗

目的：研究急性脑梗死早期临床核磁弥散成像不匹配（clinical-diffusion mismatch ,CDM ）对预测缺血半暗带的价值,预测溶栓治疗的效果。方法选择在早期（发病6 h内）完成急诊核磁检查的大脑中动脉供血区脑梗死患者30例,在核磁检查前完成美国国立卫生研究院脑卒中量表（NIHSS）评分及日常生活活动能力Barthel指数（BI指数）。缺血半暗带以核磁灌注加权成像（PWI）-弥散加权成像（DWI）不匹配（PDM ）,即PWI＞DWI表示,CDM 定义为N1HSS≥8分而DWI异常体积≤25 mL。结果30例患者中存在PWI-DWI不匹配24例,存在CDM 10例,CDM 预测PDM 的特异度为86·7％,阳性预测值为92·9％,但灵敏度仅为41·3％。结论脑梗死早期CDM 预测缺血半暗带有较高的特异度和阳性预测值,存在CDM的脑梗死患者从溶栓治疗中受益较大。     

急性卒中的磁共振成像流程探讨

目的：探讨急性卒中发生后影像学诊断的最佳流程。方法：67例发病1～72h的急性卒中患者在CT检查后行T1加权成像（T1 WI）、T2加权成像（T2 WI）、梯度回波T2^＊加权成像（GRE-T2^＊WI）和弥散加权成像（DWI）检查，39例缺血性卒中患者均行灌注加权成像（PWI）检查。结果：28例急性脑出血的出血病灶在GRE-T2^＊WI上全部清楚显影。16例TIA患者T1 WI、T2 WI和GRE-T2^＊WI以及DWI均正常，9例PWI检查灌注降低，7例正常。23例脑梗死患者中，7例发病6h内者GRE-T2^＊WI均正常，6例PWI〉DWI，1例PWI=DWI；16例发病6～72h内的患者GRE-T2^＊WI呈高信号，DWI均可见与体征相对应的高信号病灶，14例PWI=DWI，2例PWI正常。本组14例患者GRE-T2^＊WI像上在基底节区、丘脑、脑干和皮质下发现有1～18个微出血。结论：急性卒中后通过T1 WI、T2 WI、GRE-T2^＊WI、DWI和PWI检查流程可在较短时间内一站式鉴别脑出血、梗死和TIA患者，确定缺血半暗带，帮助溶栓治疗的选择。     

脑功能成像在急性脑梗死降纤治疗中的应用价值

目的了解脑功能成像的弥散加权成像(DWI)、灌注加权成像(PWI)在急性脑梗死降纤治疗中的应用价值。方法对80例发病2~72h的脑梗死患者行MR常规及DWI、PWI检查,并将检测的结果分型。结果PWI>DWI 48例,有半暗带存在,降纤效果最佳;PWI=DWI 12例,不宜降纤治疗;PWI相似文献   

弥散成像和血流灌注成像磁共振诊断急性缺血性脑血管病的意义

目的评价弥散成像（DWI）、血流灌注成像（PWI）磁共振对急性缺血性脑血管病的诊断价值。方法用DWI、PWI诊断急性脑缺血,并与常规MRI结果比较。结果经MRI检查证实的急性缺血性脑血管病患者共22例。其中发病后90分钟至6小时检查者11例,其CT及常规MRI未见异常,3例短暂性脑缺血发作（TIA）患者的DWI、PWI正常;其余8例脑梗死患者经DWI、PWI检查,均发现相对应的病灶,且6例灌注减低体积（PWIv）＞弥散异常体积（DWIv）,2例PWIv＝DWIv。起病在6－12小时5例,4例行PWI检查,3例PWIv＞DWIv,1例PWIv＝DWIv。起病在12－48小时6例,2例行PWI检查,PWIv＝DWIv。8例陈旧病灶在DWI上表现为低信号,所有新病灶在DWI上均为高信号。结论DWI、PWI可超早期诊断脑梗死,并可帮助了解缺血半暗带。T2加权像和DWI结合可以鉴别新旧梗死灶。     

DWI和PWI在脑梗死中的联合应用价值

目的应用弥散加权成像(DWI)与灌注成像(PWI)在脑梗死中的联合应用,探讨不同时期脑梗死的DWI信号表现特点与血管微循环变化,了解病变与血管微循环之间的关系及判断预后,辅助制定治疗方案。方法选取自2010-04-2011-11收入我院神经内科病房的不同时期脑梗死患者40例,男22例,女18例,除常规序列MRI检查,所有患者均行DWI和PWI检查,用西门子Trio3.0TMR机采集灌注原始数据,在工作站中进行数据后处理,获得MR伪彩灌注图像(包括rCBF图、rCBV图、MTT图、TTP图)进行分析;ADC值的定量测量。结果超急性期脑梗死4例,急性期脑梗死13例,亚急性期脑梗死17例,正常4例,慢性期脑梗死6例,超急性期到慢性期脑梗死DWI信号遵循从高到低,ADC信号遵循从低到高变化特点。DWIPWI 20例DWI=PWI。结论 DWI在超急性脑梗死的诊断中具有重要价值,根据DWI与ADC的信号变化,准确判断脑梗死的各个时期;PWI可以反映梗死区的微血管分布和血流再灌注情况,对脑缺血做出提前诊断,对临床治疗进行指导;DWI与PWI相结合,可以确定缺血半暗带,指导临床治疗     

磁共振弥散/灌注加权成像确认局灶脑缺血半暗带的实验研究

目的　探讨超急性期确认局灶脑缺血半暗带的范围和演变规律。方法　用易卒中型肾血管性高血压大鼠(RHRSP)行左侧腔内线栓MCAO术 ,分别在闭塞 12h内的不同时间点及再灌注 48h后行T2 加权成像 (T2 WI)、磁共振弥散加权成像 (DWI)和磁共振灌注加权成像 (PWI)。将大鼠处死后行TTC染色 ,比较在闭塞不同的时间点上在两次T2 WI和DWI上病灶的演变和TTC染色上梗死灶的改变。结果　DWI在闭塞 30min时显示出确切的病灶 ,而T2 WI要在 3h以后才能显示出病灶 ;自 30min至 6h ,DWI所显示的病灶持续扩大 ,可逆性部分占首次DWI上病灶的百分比 (%RP)逐渐缩小 ,最终为负数 ;PWI在MCAO闭塞的即刻即在时间 信号强度曲线上表现为最大下降幅度的减小 ,复通后上升 5 0 %以上 ;半暗带部分水的表面弥散系数值 (ADC)为 (0 5 6± 0 0 2 )× 10 -5cm2 /s。结论　DWI能在超急性期 (3h以内 )显示出缺血病灶 ,根据梗死中心和梗死周边的ADC值的不同可以分辨出可逆性和不可逆性损伤的缺血组织 ;本模型的缺血半暗带存在的时间为6h。     

3-Tesla versus 1.5-Tesla magnetic resonance diffusion and perfusion imaging in hyperacute ischemic stroke

BACKGROUND: Clinical 3-tesla magnetic resonance imaging systems are becoming widespread. No studies have examined differences between 1.5-tesla and 3-tesla imaging for the assessment of hyperacute ischemic stroke (<6 h from symptom onset). Our objective was to compare 1.5-tesla and 3-tesla diffusion and perfusion imaging for hyperacute stroke using optimized protocols. METHODS: Three patients or their surrogate provided informed consent. Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) was performed sequentially at 1.5 T and 3 T. DWI, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps and relative time-to-peak (TTP) maps were registered and assessed. DWI contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) and ADC contrast were measured and compared. The infarct lesion volume (ILV) and thresholded ischemic volume (TIV) were estimated on the ADC and TTP maps, respectively, with the penumbral volume being defined as the difference between these volumes. RESULTS: Qualitatively, the 3-tesla TTP images exhibited greater feature detail. Quantitatively, the DWI CNR and ILV were similar at both field strengths, the ADC contrast was greater at 3 T and the TIV and penumbral volumes were much smaller at 3 T. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the 3-tesla diffusion and perfusion images were at least as good and in some ways superior to the 1.5-tesla images for assessing hyperacute stroke. The TTP maps showed greater feature detail at 3 T. The ischemic and penumbra volumes were much greater at 1.5 T, indicating a potential difference in the diagnostic utility of the PWI-DWI mismatch between field strengths.     

Combined diffusion and perfusion MRI with correlation to single-photon emission CT in acute ischemic stroke. Ischemic penumbra predicts infarct growth.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: More effective imaging methods are needed to overcome the limitations of CT in the investigation of treatments for acute ischemic stroke. Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) is sensitive in detecting infarcted brain tissue, whereas perfusion-weighted MRI (PWI) can detect brain perfusion in the same imaging session. Combining these methods may help in identifying the ischemic penumbra, which is an important concept in the hemodynamics of acute stroke. The purpose of this study was to determine whether combined DWI and PWI in acute (<24 hours) ischemic stroke can predict infarct growth and final size. METHODS: Forty-six patients with acute ischemic stroke underwent DWI and PWI on days 1, 2, and 8. No patient received thrombolysis. Twenty-three patients underwent single-photon emission CT in the acute phase. Lesion volumes were measured from DWI, SPECT, and maps of relative cerebral blood flow calculated from PWI. RESULTS: The mean volume of infarcted tissue detected by DWI increased from 46.1 to 75.6 cm(3) between days 1 and 2 (P<0.001; n=46) and to 78.5 cm(3) after 1 week (P<0.001; n=42). The perfusion-diffusion mismatch correlated with infarct growth (r=0. 699, P<0.001). The volume of hypoperfusion on the initial PWI correlated with final infarct size (r=0.827, P<0.001). The hypoperfusion volumes detected by PWI and SPECT correlated significantly (r=0.824, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Combined DWI and PWI can predict infarct enlargement in acute stroke. PWI can detect hypoperfused brain tissue in good agreement with SPECT in acute stroke.     

Characterizing the diffusion/perfusion mismatch in experimental focal cerebral ischemia

Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) can rapidly detect lesions in acute ischemic stroke patients. The PWI volume is typically substantially larger than the DWI volume shortly after onset, that is, a diffusion/ perfusion mismatch. The aims of this study were to follow the evolution of the diffusion/ perfusion mismatch in permanent and 60- minute temporary focal experimental ischemia models in Sprague-Dawley rats using the intraluminal middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) method. DWI and arterial spin-labeled PWI were performed at 30, 60, 90, 120, and 180 minutes after occlusion and lesion volumes (mm(3)) calculated At 24 hours after MCAO, and infarct volume was determined using triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. In the permanent MCAO group, the lesion volume on the ADC maps was significantly smaller than that on the cerebral blood flow maps through the first 60 minutes after MCAO; but not after 90 minutes of occlusion. With 60 minutes of transient ischemia, the diffusion/perfusion mismatch was similar, but after reperfusion, the lesion volumes on ADC and cerebral blood flow maps became much smaller. There was a significant difference in 24- hour infarct volumes between the permanent and temporary occlusion groups.     

核磁共振脑灌注成像及DWI联合应用在诊断早期脑梗死缺血半暗带中的临床价值

目的 探讨核磁共振脑部灌注加权成像(PWI)及脑部弥散加权成像(DWI)联合应用在诊断早期脑梗死缺血半暗带中的临床价值。方法 本研究中的受试对象均来自2016年1月-2017年4月来本院就诊的脑梗死患者,选出符合纳入标准的100例作为研究对象,并根据脑梗死发生时间分成超急性期、急性期、亚急性期和慢性期,分别观察PWI和DWI表现,以表观弥散系数(ADC)为DWI的检测评价指标,以局部脑血容量(rCBV)、局部脑血流量(rCBF)、平均通过时间(MTT)和达峰时间(TTP)为PWI的检测评价指标,并比较不同时期脑梗死的PWI和DWI表现。结果 随着脑梗死患者发病时间的延长,T₂WI显示信号随之增高,DWI信号随之降低,ADC信号随之增高。随着梗死时间延长,梗死区ADC值随之增加,健侧对应区随着梗死时间的变化,ADC值无明显变化; 在每个不同分期中健侧对应区的ADC值均高于梗死区(P均<0.05); 超急性期rCBV和rCBF值均为降低信号,MTT和TTP均为升高信号; 急性期rCBV、rCBF、MTT和TTP值在三种信号上均有表现,但rCBV和rCBF值均以降低信号为主,MTT和TTP均以升高信号为主; 亚急性期中rCBV和rCBF为正常和降低信号,其中以正常信号为主,MTT和TTP均为降低和升高信号,并以升高信号为主; 慢性期rCBV和rCBF均表现为降低信号,MTT和TTP均为降低和升高信号,并以降低信号为主; 超急性期DWIPWI均有表现,并以DWIPWI均有表现,并以DWIPWI为主; 亚急性期DWI=PWI和DWI>PWI均有表现,并以DWI=PWI为主; 慢性期均为DWI=PWI。结论 PWI联合DWI对脑梗死早期的诊断价值较高,PWI对缺血半暗带有较好的诊断,其与DWI相结合可更准确地判定缺血半暗带。     

Penumbra detection using PWI/DWI mismatch MRI in a rat stroke model with and without comorbidity: comparison of methods

Perfusion-diffusion (perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI)/diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)) mismatch is used to identify penumbra in acute stroke. However, limitations in penumbra detection with mismatch are recognized, with a lack of consensus on thresholds, quantification and validation of mismatch. We determined perfusion and diffusion thresholds from final infarct in the clinically relevant spontaneously hypertensive stroke-prone (SHRSP) rat and its normotensive control strain, Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) and compared three methods for penumbra calculation. After permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) (WKY n=12, SHRSP n=15), diffusion-weighted (DWI) and perfusion-weighted (PWI) images were obtained for 4 hours post stroke and final infarct determined at 24 hours on T₂ scans. The PWI/DWI mismatch was calculated from volumetric assessment (perfusion deficit volume minus apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC)-defined lesion volume) or spatial assessment of mismatch area on each coronal slice. The ADC-derived lesion growth provided the third, retrospective measure of penumbra. At 1 hour after MCAO, volumetric mismatch detected smaller volumes of penumbra in both strains (SHRSP: 31±50 mm³, WKY: 22±59 mm³, mean±s.d.) compared with spatial assessment (SHRSP: 36±15 mm³, WKY: 43±43 mm³) and ADC lesion expansion (SHRSP: 41±45 mm³, WKY: 65±41 mm³), although these differences were not statistically significant. Spatial assessment appears most informative, using both diffusion and perfusion data, eliminating the influence of negative mismatch and allowing the anatomical location of penumbra to be assessed at given time points after stroke.     

Spatial distribution of perfusion abnormality in acute MCA occlusion is associated with likelihood of later recanalization

The aim of this study is to investigate whether different spatial perfusion-deficit patterns, which indicate differing compensatory mechanisms, can be recognized and used to predict recanalization success of intravenous fibrinolytic therapy in acute stroke patients. Twenty-seven acute stroke data sets acquired within 6 hours from symptom onset including diffusion- (DWI) and perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging (PWI) were analyzed and dichotomized regarding recanalization outcome using time-of-flight follow-up data sets. The DWI data sets were used for calculation of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps and subsequent infarct core segmentation. A patient-individual three-dimensional (3D) shell model was generated based on the segmentation and used for spatial analysis of the ADC as well as cerebral blood volume (CBV), cerebral blood flow, time to peak (TTP), and mean transit time (MTT) parameters derived from PWI. Skewness, kurtosis, area under the curve, and slope were calculated for each parameter curve and used for classification (recanalized/nonrecanalized) using a LogitBoost Alternating Decision Tree (LAD Tree). The LAD tree optimization revealed that only ADC skewness, CBV kurtosis, and MTT kurtosis are required for best possible prediction of recanalization success with a precision of 85%. Our results suggest that the propensity for macrovascular recanalization after intravenous fibrinolytic therapy depends not only on clot properties but also on distal microvascular bed perfusion. The 3D approach for characterization of perfusion parameters seems promising for further research.     

Diffusion- and perfusion-weighted MRI: influence of severe carotid artery stenosis on the DWI/PWI mismatch in acute stroke

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) have been used increasingly in recent years to evaluate acute stroke in the emergency setting. In the present study, we compared DWI and PWI findings in acute stroke patients with and without severe extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) disease. METHODS: Twenty-seven patients with nonlacunar ischemic stroke were selected for this analysis. DWI, PWI, and conventional MRI were performed in all patients within 24 hours of symptom onset and after 1 week. To exclude patients with partial or complete reperfusion, we included only patients with a PWI deficit larger than the DWI lesion. Severe ICA disease (>70% stenosis) was present unilaterally in 9 and bilaterally in 2 patients. Acute DWI lesion volume, the size of the acute PWI/DWI mismatch, and final infarct size (on T2-weighted images) were determined. RESULTS: The PWI/DWI mismatch was significantly larger in patients with severe ICA disease than in patients without extracranial carotid stenosis, both when time-to-peak and mean transit time maps (P<0.01) were used to calculate the mismatch. Quantitative analysis of the time-to-peak delay in the mismatch indicated that a relatively smaller fraction of the total mismatch was critically ischemic in patients with carotid stenosis than in those without. Average lesion volume increased less in the stenosis group (P=0.14), despite the larger PWI/DWI mismatch, and final infarct size was smaller in the stenosis group (P<0.05). In the 2 patients with bilateral ICA disease, variable hemodynamic involvement of the contralateral hemisphere was found in addition to the ipsilateral PWI deficit. CONCLUSIONS: In most acute stroke patients with severe ICA stenosis, a considerably smaller fraction of the total PWI/DWI mismatch is at risk than in patients without carotid disease.     

Delayed intravenous thrombolysis based on MRI mismatch in posterior circulation stroke

The current time-based approach for patient selection for intravenous (IV) thrombolysis in an acute stroke setting neglects the individual variation of cerebral blood flow impairment. This approach restricts the eligible patient population. In the last decade, advanced imaging and especially MRI diffusion- and perfusion-weighted imaging (DWI–PWI) techniques have been used to select patients for IV thrombolysis outside the current 4.5 h time window. Most of these studies focus on the anterior (carotid artery) cerebral circulation only. We report the case of an acute ischemic stroke due to a dissection of the right vertebral artery and occlusion of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery with good clinical outcome. The patient received IV thrombolysis far beyond the current established time window. This decision was based upon a marked MRI DWI–PWI mismatch zone in the posterior circulation territory.     

Perfusion and diffusion magnetic resonance imaging in human cerebral venous thrombosis

Background Diagnosis of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is usually achieved by digital subtraction angiography or magnetic resonance angiography, while structural brain tissue damage can be assessed by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Using perfusion and diffusion weighted imaging (PWI, DWI) we aimed in this study to identify pathophysiological patterns corresponding to only functional and hence reversible tissue involvement. Methods PWI, DWI, and conventional MRI were performed in six CVT patients acutely and after 16–26 days when their clinical condition had improved. All patients were treated with partial thromboplastin time-effective intravenous heparin. After intravenous administration of a paramagnetic contrast agent, bolus track PWI allows pixel based determination of mean transit time (MTT) and cerebral blood volume (CBV). DWI was performed with two different b values (0, 1000 s/mm²) for calculation of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps. Results In five of six cases increased MTT values were observed initially, whereas the CBV was normal, indicating a reduction of cerebral blood flow. ADC values were normal. On follow up after clinical recovery MTT prolongations had resolved. Areas with prolonged MTT did not evolve into structural lesions. Conclusion In patients with CVT, prolongations of MTT in the absence of changes in CBV and ADC seem to indicate reversible involvement of brain tissue, a situation corresponding to the ischaemic penumbra. Received: 20 June 2000 / Received in revised form: 27 November 2000 / Accepted: 19 January 2001