Table 2.

Baseline characteristics

	Total study population (n = 277)
Age, years	65 (54–75)
Male sex	158 (57.0%)
Baseline NIHSS	12 (6–19)
IVT	227 (81.9%)
EVT	120 (43.3%)
LVO*	200 (72.2%)
Stroke onset to MRI, hours	26 (22 – 34)
Magnetic field strength
1.5 T	105 (37.9%)
3 T	172 (62.1%)
Sequence used as reference
T2*GRE	107 (38.6%)
SWI	170 (61.4%)

Data are presented as count (%) or median (IQR)

^*LVO includes occlusion of the intracranial carotid artery (ICA) or ICA terminus (ICA-T), M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (MCA), and proximal M2-MCA

NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; IVT, intravenous thrombolysis; EVT, endovascular thrombectomy; LVO, large vessel occlusion; GRE, gradient recalled echo; SWI, susceptibility weighted imaging