Arterial Spin-Labeling Perfusion for Neuroradiologists: The Essentials
Arterial spin-labeling is an increasingly used advanced imaging technique that can assess perfusion without the administration of IV contrast. There is a myriad of clinical uses for arterial spin-labeling that are important to the practice of neuroradiology. In this pictorial review,
we provide an image-rich guide to the different clinical applications of arterial spin-labeling with a focus on the essential imaging findings. Covered areas include the applications of arterial spin-labeling in tumors, cerebrovascular disease, arteriovenous malformation, infection, and dementia.
A mastery of arterial spin-labeling provides an important tool in the neuroradiologist's arsenal to best assist the ordering clinician in arriving at the correct diagnostic interpretation.
Learning Objective: To describe the various clinical applications of arterial spin-labeling and their associated imaging findings
Learning Objective: To describe the various clinical applications of arterial spin-labeling and their associated imaging findings
Keywords: ASL = arterial spin-labeling; MELAS = mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and strokelike episodes; PRES = posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; pCASL = pseudocontinuous ASL
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: July 1, 2022
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