Increasing Use of Computed Tomographic Perfusion and Computed Tomographic Angiograms in Acute Ischemic Stroke From 2006 to 2010
Author(s) -
Achala Vagal,
Karthikeyan Meganathan,
Dawn Kleindorfer,
Opeolu Adeoye,
Richard Hornung,
Pooja Khatri
Publication year - 2014
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.113.004332
Subject(s) - medicine , perfusion scanning , stroke (engine) , thrombolysis , perfusion , context (archaeology) , computed tomographic angiography , radiology , nuclear medicine , reperfusion therapy , ischemia , angiography , myocardial infarction , engineering , mechanical engineering , paleontology , biology
Our objective was to study nationwide utilization trends of computed tomographic (CT) angiogram (CTA) and CT perfusion (CTP) in acute ischemic stroke and particularly in the context of use of reperfusion therapies.
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