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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2010; 20(04): 250-253
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.73530
Neuroradiology

Pictorial essay: Susceptibility-weighted imaging in cerebral ischemia

Puneet Mittal
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
,
Vishal Kalia
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, India
,
Sarika Dua
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
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Abstract

The susceptiblity effect in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been recognized for long and often has been considered undesirable, producing unnecessary noise. Susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) aims at exploiting this effect to provide a different type of contrast that is suited for vascular imaging. We describe five different cases in which SWI was found useful to delineate the underlying ischemia or to arrive at the corect diagnosis.

Keywords

Ischemia - magnetic - susceptibility


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Article published online:
02 August 2021

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