Addition of arterial spin-labelled MR perfusion to conventional brain MRI: clinical experience in a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The usage of arterial spin labelling (ASL) perfusion has exponentially increased due to improved and faster acquisition time and ease of postprocessing. We aimed to report potential additional findings obtained by adding ASL to routine unenhanced brain MRI for patients being scanned in a hospital setting for various neurological indications.

Design

Retrospective.

Setting

Large tertiary hospital.

Participants

676 patients.

Primary outcome

Additional findings from ASL sequence compared with conventional MRI.

Results

Our patient cohorts consisted of 676 patients with 257 with acute infarcts and 419 without an infarct. Additional findings from ASL were observed in 13.9% (94/676) of patients. In the non-infarct group, additional findings from

SUBMITTER: Belani P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7295400 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature