Comparison of EPISTAR and T sub 2 *-weighted gadolinium-enhanced perfusion imaging in patients with acute cerebral ischemia

Abstract

The noninvasive EPISTAR technique can assess perfusion abnormalities similarly to the T2*-WGE perfusion technique and may provide a valuable alternative in the diagnosis of acute stroke patients. Differences between the two techniques can be explained by the applied inflow times in the EPISTAR technique.