Reproducibility of Measurements of Cerebral Infarct Volume on CT Scans

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Authors

H. Bart van der Worp · University Medical Center Utrecht

Steven Claus · University Medical Center Utrecht

P.R. Bär · University Medical Center Utrecht

Lino M. P. Ramos · University Medical Center Utrecht

Ale Algra · University Medical Center Utrecht

J. van Gijn · University Medical Center Utrecht

L. Jaap Kappelle

Abstract

Manual tracing of the perimeter is the most reproducible method for measuring the volumes of the infarct and the total intracranial space in multicenter trials of therapies for acute ischemic stroke.

Topics & Keywords

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

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Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Stroke

Volume 32, Issue 2, pp. 424-430

DOI: 10.1161/01.str.32.2.424

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