Fig. (2) Demonstration of temporal changes of fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) in injured white matter bundles after stroke insult in each animal. The stroke infarct in each animal was illustrated in the corresponding T2-weighted images. Square: contralateral side; Diamond: ipsilateral side. h: hours post stroke.

Fig. (3) Demonstration of temporal changes of FA and MD in entire lesion regions and white matter bundles within the lesion areas. A) Progressive changes of FA, and B) MD in the entire lesion regions after stroke insult. C) Progressive changes of FA, and D) MD in the white matter bundles after stroke insult. h: hours post stroke; solid line: stroke side; dash line: contralateral side; *, p<0.05, **, p<0.01, paired student’s t test between stroke side and contralateral side.