Ona Wu, M.Sc.
MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
MGH-NMR Center
will speak on
Diffusion and perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging
in acute human cerebral ischemia
Abstract:
Stroke is the third leading cause of death and leading cause of disability
in the United States. Efforts to limit infarction in acute stroke patients
might gain significantly from an accurate means of identifying hypoperfused
yet viable brain tissue. Diffusion-weighted (DWI) and perfusion-weighted
(PWI) magnetic resonance imaging have been shown to be more sensitive and
specific indicators of tissue at risk at the acute stage than conventional
CT or MR imaging techniques. The physical principles behind DWI and PWI
will be reviewed along with examples of their clinical applications.
The lecture will take place in the Lecture Hall, Room 203, 44 Cummington
St.
on Wednesday, December 13, 2000
at 3:00 pm
Hosted by the
Brain and Vision Research Laboratory