STAGE™ can replace standard, longer-duration GRE and SWI due to its high sensitivity to cerebral microbleeds and thrombus. It also depicts asymmetrically prominent cortical veins, oxygenation in the draining penumbra, focal stroke lesion, angiography flow interruptions and arterial disruption in the Circle of Willis. Standardized STAGE™ outputs also enable baseline and longitudinal image comparisons.