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| Detection method | Advantage | Disadvantage | Detection mode |
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| Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging | (1) Assessing longitudinal change in white matter fibers
(2) Selectively visualizing the white matter fibers
(3) Early detection of the white matter injury | (1) Expensive
(2) Requires higher hardware and software | Direct |
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| T1- and T2-weighted spin-echo sequences magnetic resonance imaging | (1) Wider application
(2) Roughly assessing the damage situation of white matter | (1) Expensive
(2) Unable to early detect the white matter injury
(3) Unable to clearly visualize the white matter fibers | Direct |
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| Computed tomographic scan | (1) Inexpensive
(2) Wider application
(3) Roughly assessing the damage situation of white matter | (1) Unable to early detect the white matter injury
(2) Unable to clearly visualize the white matter fibers | Direct |
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| Laser Doppler | (1) Inexpensive
(2) Quickly and accurately detecting the blood flow changes of white matter | (1) Unable to directly detect the white matter injury
(2) Invasive examination | Indirect |
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| Pathological examination | (1) Cheap
(2) Has a variety of detection means
(3) Quickly and accurately finding the change in white matter fibers | Invasive examination | Direct |
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| Radioactive microsphere technique | Quickly and accurately detecting the blood flow changes of white matter | More difficult to apply in clinic | Indirect |
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| Poststroke activities of daily living (ADL) | (1) Easy to use and cheap
(2) Quickly detecting white matter injury | Only indirectly and roughly judged white matter injury | Indirect |
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| Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) | (1) Easy to use and cheap
(2) Quickly detecting white matter injury | Only indirectly and roughly judged white matter injury | Indirect |
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| Modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status test | (1) Easy to use and cheap
(2) Quickly detecting white matter injury | Only indirectly and roughly judged white matter injury | Indirect |
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