Refining the Perfusion–Diffusion Mismatch Hypothesis

Kenneth Butcher, Mark Parsons, Lachlan MacGregor, P. Alan Barber, J. B. Chalk, Christopher Bladin, Christopher Levi, Thomas Kimber, David Schultz, John Fink,

Stroke · 2005 · 222 citations · 19 references

Abstract

Deconvolution and application of PWI thresholds provide more conservative estimates of tissue at risk and decrease the frequency of mismatch accordingly. The precise definition may not be critical; however, because reperfusion alters tissue fate irrespective of mismatch.

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