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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 18.
Published in final edited form as: Neurosurg Focus. 2009 Apr;26(4):E5. doi: 10.3171/2009.1.FOCUS08300

TABLE 2.

Main hemodynamic indicators of impending cerebral infarction in moyamoya disease based on imaging modality*

PET SPECT Xe-CT Perfusion CT DSC ASL Doppler US
↓ CBF ↓ CVR ↓ CVR ↓ CBF ↑ Tmax ↓ CBF ↓ CBF
↑ rOEF ↑ MTT ↑ MTT ↓ CBF
↑ CBV PWI/DWI mismatch
↓ CBF
*

DWI = diffusion-weighted imaging.

Postvasodilatory challenge (addition of acetazolamide [Diamox] or CO2).

Estimated and compared to contralateral hemisphere.