Table 3

The performance of 0.23-T MRI to diagnose ICH/AIS within 24 hours of symptom onset

Patients (n=60)HyperintenseHypointenseIsointense
Patients with ICH (n=30)
 T1WI2 (6.7%)8 (26.7%)20 (66.7%)
 FLAIR30 (100.0%)00
 DWI30 (100.0%)00
 HEIR30 (100.0%)00
Patients with AIS (n=30)
 T1WI014 (46.7%)16 (53.3%)
 FLAIR21 (70.0%)09 (30.0%)
 DWI30 (100.0%)00
 HEIR0030 (100.0%)
  • AIS, acute ischaemic stroke; DWI, diffusion-weighted imaging; FLAIR, fluid attenuated inversion recovery; HEIR, haematoma enhanced inversion recovery; ICH, intracerebral haemorrhage; T1WI, T1 weighted image.