JAPC - Assessing Acute Stroke with Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Speaker: Prof. Jeffrey Alger, Department of Neurology and Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.

Topic: "Assessing Acute Stroke with Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging"

Time: 2:00 PM, Friday, March 13th, 2009

Place: P-148 (refreshments will be served at 1:45 PM in P145A)

Abstract: Stroke is devastating medical condition that is responsible for significant death and disability in the adult population. During the past decade new approaches for stroke treatment have been developed. These treatments emphasize the importance of treating within hours of symptom presentation. This emphasis on early treatment has in turn prompted the development medical imaging techniques that are capable of leading to fast and accurate diagnosis and can guide treatment. One of these is dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance imaging (DSC-MRI), which is used to measure brain tissue blood perfusion parameters. Such parameters are particularly useful for assessing acute stroke because most strokes result from the interruption of blood supply to the brain. The presentation will introduce the physical basis of DSC-MRI and will then present approaches that can improve the method's performance. The presentation will also illustrate how DSC-MRI can be used together with other MRI techniques to accurately diagnose stroke and guide stroke treatment.

Hosted by: Prof. Usha Sinha.

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