Table 3.
Some MR parameters and areas of pallor measured during ischemia and reperfusion in bolus injection and step-down infusion groups. All MR values are given as mean ± SD of the ipsilateral/contralateral ratios. The differences between the two groups were not significant.
Input group | During Ischemia | During Reperfusion | |||||
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T2a | T1a | CBFb | T2a | T1a | CBFb | Area of Pallorc | |
Bolus | 1.2±0.1 | 1.00±0.1 | 0.3±0.2 | 1.3±0.1 | 1.3±0.1 | 0.6±0.3 | 18.9±7.1 |
Infusion | 1.2±0.2 | 1.1±0.1 | 0.3±0.2 | 1.4±0.1 | 1.3±0.1 | 0.5±0.2 | 22.9±10.2 |
Measured in
milliseconds;
ml/g/min;
% total brain area