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Research progress of perfusion imaging in the treatment and prognosis assessment of ischemic stroke
QU Yichun  WANG Xiaochun 

Cite this article as: QU Y C, WANG X C. Research progress of perfusion imaging in the treatment and prognosis assessment of ischemic stroke[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2025, 16(2): 130-134. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2025.02.021.


[Abstract] Ischemic stroke is an acute cerebrovascular disease caused by various causes of brain blood supply disorders, resulting in brain tissue ischemia, hypoxic necrosis, and then corresponding neurological impairment symptoms. Morbidity, mortality and disability are high, and treatment options are limited. Perfusion imaging is an imaging method based on flow effect to observe molecular microscopic motion, which can measure the blood perfusion and microcirculation of local brain tissue, provide tissue hemodynamic information and analyze brain tissue activity, and has important reference value for clinical diagnosis and treatment. This paper systematically summarizes the application progress of various perfusion imaging technologies in ischemic stroke, fills the shortcomings of comprehensive analysis of these technologies in current studies, and provides the advantages and limitations of different perfusion imaging technologies for clinicians to help them achieve accurate treatment in patients with ischemic stroke.
[Keywords] ischemic stroke；ischemic cerebrovascular disease；magnetic resonance imaging；perfusion imaging；treatment；prognosis

QU Yichun   WANG Xiaochun*  

College of Medical Imaging, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China

Corresponding author: WANG X C, E-mail: 2010xiaochun@163.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2024-10-24
Accepted  2025-02-10
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2025.02.021
Cite this article as: QU Y C, WANG X C. Research progress of perfusion imaging in the treatment and prognosis assessment of ischemic stroke[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2025, 16(2): 130-134. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2025.02.021.

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