Perfusion-CT Assessment of Infarct Core and Penumbra

2006760 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Max Wintermark · Philips (United States)

Adam E. Flanders · Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Birgitta K. Velthuis · Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta

Reto Meuli · University Hospital of Lausanne

Maarten van Leeuwen · University Hospital of Lausanne

Dorit Goldsher · Philips (United States)

Carissa Pineda

Abstract

In a large series of 130 patients, the optimal approach to define the infarct and the penumbra is a combined approach using 2 PCT parameters: relative MTT and absolute CBV, with dedicated thresholds.

Topics & Keywords

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

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Stroke

Volume 37, Issue 4, pp. 979-985

DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000209238.61459.39

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