Ischemic Findings of T<sub>2</sub>*-Weighted 3-Tesla MRI in Acute Stroke Patients

Abstract

Ischemic vessel signs and the ischemic tissue sign on T(2)*WI at 3 T would be useful to evaluate the extensive ischemia due to major vessel occlusion and may be correlated with the blood-oxygen-level-dependent effect due to increased deoxyhemoglobin. The ischemic tissue sign may be reflective of severe ischemia.