Improved characterization of cerebral infarction using combined tissue T2 and high b-value diffusion MRI in post-thrombectomy patients: a feasibility study

BackgroundThe utility of incorporating both diffusion information and T2 relaxation times in the imaging work-up of stroke patients is being investigated in a number of clinical trials and scientific studies. However, these tissue characteristics are often determined both qualitatively and independent of each other. PurposeTo investigate the feasibility of varying T2- (multi echo time [TE]) and diffusion- (multi b-value) weighting within a...