Higher Baseline Subcortical Net Water Uptake in Computed Tomography Predicts Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

The objective of this study was to assess the predictive performance of net water uptake (NWU) based on the Alberta stroke program early CT score (ASPECTS) from different ASPECT regions in relation to the development of malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction.