Field-Cycling MRI for Identifying Minor Ischemic Stroke Below 0.2 T

Authors: Vasiliki Mallikourti, P. James Ross, Oliver Maier, German Guzman-Gutierrez, Edit Franko, David J. Lurie, Lionel M. Broche, Mary Joan Macleod

Published: 2024-08-27

DOI: 10.1148/radiol.232972

Source: Full article

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Abstract

Field-cycling imaging, a newly developed technology that measures changes in T1 relaxation time constant of tissues over a range of magnetic field strengths, can be used to identify subacute ischemic stroke at field strengths between 0.2 and 200 mT.