Quantitative susceptibility mapping in ischemic stroke patients after successful recanalization

Jasmin Probst1, Marco Rohner1, Malin Zahn1

  • 1Department of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 26, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.

Scientific Reports
|August 7, 2021
PubMed
Summary

Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) did not predict stroke outcomes. Lower venous susceptibility in stroke areas after recanalization suggests impaired oxygen extraction, but this finding did not correlate with infarct size or patient disability.

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