Peter Brunecker1,
Ann-Christin Ostwaldt1, Ivana Galinovic1, Jochen B.
Fiebach1, Martin Ebinger1, 2
1Center
for Stroke Research Berlin (CSB), Charit - Universittsmedizin Berlin,
Berlin, -, Germany; 2Klinik und Poliklinik Hochschulambulanz fr
Neurologie, Charit - Universittsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, -, Germany
DSC-MRI is the most widely used method for perfusion imaging (PI) in brain, especially for stroke patients. However, the relationship between tracer concentration and signal change is only strictly valid for a network of capillaries and not in case of estimating the arterial input function (AIF). To investigate that impact, an analysis of 211 PI measurements regarding peak signal drop and relative concentration was performed. We found a descending linearity between the micro- and macrovascular signal with an increasing size of the AIF-defining artery. We conclude that in case of standard imaging techniques more distal arteries are preferable.