Cerebral Blood Flow Is the Optimal CT Perfusion Parameter for Assessing Infarct Core
Author(s) -
Bruce Campbell,
Sören Christensen,
Christopher Levi,
Patricia Desmond,
Geoffrey A. Donnan,
Stephen M. Davis,
Mark Parsons
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.111.618355
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral blood flow , perfusion scanning , perfusion , blood flow , stroke (engine) , core (optical fiber) , cerebrovascular circulation , cardiology , radiology , materials science , composite material , mechanical engineering , engineering
CT perfusion (CTP) is widely and rapidly accessible for imaging acute ischemic stroke but has limited validation. Cerebral blood volume (CBV) has been proposed as the best predictor of infarct core. We tested CBV against other common CTP parameters using contemporaneous diffusion MRI.
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