The Robustness of DSC-PWI for Acute Stroke Imaging; Timing Is Everything: The Vanishing Perfusion Abnormality.

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abnormality acquisitions actual acute addition additional apparent appear approaches arrival arterial assumptions automatically background bolus bottom chosen conditions consensus contrast curve curves deconvolution defined degree dependent describe detect determined diagnostic duration durations earlier eligible especially everything evident examined example exceed explain faster free frequency full function functionally general hospital inferring inherent injection input integrative intensity investigated lateral latter lead least length lesion lesions make maps marked meanwhile measured metrics middle millions minute model need neurons noise normalized note operationally outlined overlooked parametric patient patients peak perfusion poor poorly practice priori priors ranging reach reached reasonable recommend recommended reduced referred required residue response robust robustly robustness semi sensitive short shortest side slice smooth squares stop stroke subtracting suited target therapeutic therapy thought timing tissue truncation underestimation upper vanishing variability vascular visible volume