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Clinical application of multidetector CT angiography and perfusion imaging in acute stroke
Author(s) -
Doss AX
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1754-9485
pISSN - 1754-9477
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2009.02016.x
Subject(s) - medicine , triage , acute stroke , perfusion scanning , radiology , angiography , perfusion , stroke (engine) , magnetic resonance imaging , penumbra , magnetic resonance angiography , cerebral angiography , cardiology , emergency medicine , ischemia , mechanical engineering , tissue plasminogen activator , engineering
Summary This article illustrates clinical application of 64 Detector CT Angiography and Perfusion of the Brain in the triage of acute stroke in patients with a view to thrombolytic therapy. CTA and perfusion of the Brain is less expensive and relatively widely available compared to Magnetic Resonance Imaging. This technique is likely to be widely used in the triage of the acute stroke patient in the near future.