Novel imaging technique may help predict stroke patients that will benefit from endovascular therapy

A new study has indicated a potential link between the extent of damage to the blood-brain barrier following stroke and the severity of bleeding following invasive stroke therapy. The findings are part of the Diffusion and Perfusion Imaging Evaluation for Understanding Stroke Evolution (DEFUSE)-2 Study, which was developed in order to evaluate how MRIs may help to decide which patients should undergo endovascular therapy after ischemic stroke. Brain scans of the more than 100 participants in the study were collected prior to endovascular therapy and within 12 hours of stroke onset. Utilizing a novel image processing method, study lead, Richard...