Abstract:BACKGROUND
Blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption plays an important role in the development of neurological dysfunction in ischemic stroke. However, diagnostic modalities that can clearly diagnose the degree of BBB disruption in ischemic stroke are limited. Here, we describe two cases in which the usefulness of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) in detecting BBB disruption was evaluated after treatment of acute ischemic stroke using two different methods.
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