Clinical Imaging of the Penumbra in Ischemic Stroke: From the Concept to the Era of Mechanical Thrombectomy

The ischemic penumbra is defined as the severely hypoperfused, functionally impaired, at-risk but not yet infarcted tissue that will be progressively recruited into the infarct core. Early reperfusion aims to save the ischemic penumbra by preventing infarct core expansion and is the mainstay of acut...

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Main Authors: Lucie Chalet, Timothé Boutelier, Thomas Christen, Dorian Raguenes, Justine Debatisse, Omer Faruk Eker, Guillaume Becker, Norbert Nighoghossian, Tae-Hee Cho, Emmanuelle Canet-Soulas, Laura Mechtouff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.861913/full