Journal article
Incidental Magnetic Resonance Diffusion-Weighted Imaging–Positive Lesions Are Rare in Neurologically Asymptomatic Community-Dwelling Adults
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Incidental magnetic resonance diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)-positive lesions, considered to represent small acute infarcts, have been detected in patients with cerebral small vessel diseases or cognitive impairment, but the prevalence in the community population is unknown.
METHODS: DWI sequences collected in 793 participants in the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study were reviewed for DWI lesions …
Authors
Batool S; O'Donnell M; Sharma M; Islam S; Dagenais GR; Poirier P; Lear SA; Wielgosz A; Teo K; Stotts G
Journal
Stroke, Vol. 45, No. 7, pp. 2115–2117
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
7 2014
DOI
10.1161/strokeaha.114.005782
ISSN
0039-2499