Aim In our study, we explain the application of the new multimodal neuroradiological
protocol for acute ischemic stroke.
Material and methods Diffusion weighted Imaging, Perfusion weighted
Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Angiography have become an
important tool for the identification of early ischemic Injury.
Results DWI lesions present irreversible damaged tissue – the infarct
core. PWI maps demonstrate the area of minor perfusion in patients
with acute vessel occlusion. Combined DWI and PWI has the potential
to be more powerful than either study alone in predicting infarct outcome
apart from CT and MRI.
Discussion and conclusions In acute ischemic stroke multimodal MRI
diagnostic approach is fundamental for a very early diagnosis and for
the trombolytic therapy with recanalization of the occluded cerebral
vessel
