title: Perfusion-weighted imaging/diffusion-weighted imaging mismatch on MRI can now be used to select patients for recombinant tissue plasminogen activator beyond 3 hours: con.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0624, USA. jzivin@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Justin A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Zivin
mesh_terms: D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D018579:Patient Selection; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000235:genetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator