Imaging of the Brain and Blood Vessels in Ischemic Stroke

Dear Colleagues, 

Imaging of the brain and blood vessels is an essential step in the assessment of patients with suspected ischemic stroke. It determines the type and etiology of stroke. Imaging also provides information about the condition of the brain because it aids differentiate tissue that is damaged irreversibly from areas that still have the potential for recovery. The data of brain and blood vessels imaging can orient emergent and subsequent treatment and can help predict outcomes.

This Special Issue of Diagnostics (Impact Factor 3.992/2022 Journal Citation Reports) aims to provide a comprehensive overview of this interesting research area by gathering contributions covering all aspects related to this topic.

Original research articles, case series, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses will be included. They may cover, but are not limited to different imaging techniques for the assessment of a patient with suspected ischemic stroke:

• Computed tomography (CT), and  computed tomographic angiography (CT-A) using spiral CT;
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including diffusion and perfusion techniques, vessel wall imaging, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI);
•  Magnetic resonance angiography (MR-A);   
• Duplex imaging of the extracranial arteries;
• Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound (TDU);
• Digital subtraction angiography (DSA);
• Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT);
• Positron emission tomography (PET);      
• The role of neuro-interventional radiology in the diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke patients.    

Prof. Dr. Dragos Catalin Jianu
Dr. Jean Claude Sadik 
Prof. Dr. Tihomir V. Ilić 
Guest Editors

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