ive method for detecting the early stages of acute ischemic stroke. Detection during the first hour following a stroke is important in helping to determine whether brain tissue deprived of oxygen can be saved. During DWI, raw image data is acquired, then post-processed with ADC mapping to provide more accurate results of actual tissue damage. The accurate mapping of tissue damage allows clinicians to develop and evaluate new therapies to treat, reverse or lessen the effect of an early stroke....