MULTIMODAL DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH IN ISCHEMIC STROKE

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