Multimodal MRI for Ischemic Stroke: From Acute Therapy to Preventive Strategies
Open Access
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- Published by Korean Neurological Association in Journal of Clinical Neurology
- Vol. 5 (3), 107-119
- https://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2009.5.3.107
Abstract
Conventional therapies for ischemic stroke include thrombolytic therapy, prevention of inappropriate coagulation and thrombosis, and surgery to repair vascular abnormalities. Over 10 years have passed since the US Food and Drug Administration approved intravenous tissue plasminogen activator for use in acute stroke patients, but most major clinical trials have failed during the last 2 decades, including large clinical trials for secondary prevention and neuroprotection. These results suggest the presence of heterogeneity among stroke patients. Neuroimaging techniques now allow changes to be observed in patients from the acute to the recovery phase. The role of MRI in stroke evaluation and treatment is discussed herein. Three MRI strategies are discussed with relevant examples. First, the following MRI strategies for acute ischemic stroke are presented: diffusion-perfusion mismatch, deoxygenation (oxygen extraction and cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen), and blood-brain barrier permeability derangement in selected patients for recanalization therapy. Second, multimodal MRI for identifying stroke mechanisms and the specific causes of stroke (i.e., patent foramen ovale, infective endocarditis, and nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis) are presented, followed by MRI strategies for prevention of recurrent stroke: plaque images and flow dynamics for carotid intervention. The studies reviewed herein suggest that using MRI to improve the understanding of individual pathophysiologies will further promote the development of rational stroke therapies tailored to the specifics of each case.Keywords
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