CT Perfusion Mean Transit Time Maps Optimally Distinguish Benign Oligemia from True “At-Risk” Ischemic Penumbra, but Thresholds Vary by Postprocessing Technique
Kamalian S, Kamalian S, Konstas AA, Maas MB, Payabvash S, Pomerantz SR, Schaefer PW, Furie KL, González RG, Lev MH. CT Perfusion Mean Transit Time Maps Optimally Distinguish Benign Oligemia from True “At-Risk” Ischemic Penumbra, but Thresholds Vary by Postprocessing Technique. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2011, 33: 545-549. PMID: 22194372, PMCID: PMC3746025, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a2809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute stroke patientsLarge vessel occlusionBenign oligemiaStroke patientsIschemic penumbraCTP parametersRelative cerebral blood flowConsecutive stroke patientsHours of onsetCerebral blood flowMean transit time mapsCharacteristic curve analysisTransit time mapsUninvolved hemisphereRadiographic evidenceThrombolytic therapyFinal infarctVessel occlusionRelative MTTBlood flowCTP mapsPerfusion parametersOligemiaReperfusionPatientsCT Cerebral Blood Flow Maps Optimally Correlate With Admission Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Acute Stroke but Thresholds Vary by Postprocessing Platform
Kamalian S, Kamalian S, Maas MB, Goldmacher GV, Payabvash S, Akbar A, Schaefer PW, Furie KL, Gonzalez RG, Lev MH. CT Cerebral Blood Flow Maps Optimally Correlate With Admission Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Acute Stroke but Thresholds Vary by Postprocessing Platform. Stroke 2011, 42: 1923-1928. PMID: 21546490, PMCID: PMC3125441, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.610618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffusion-weighted imagingCT perfusion parametersAcute strokeCT perfusionInfarct coreAdmission diffusion-weighted imagingPerfusion parametersCerebral blood flowCerebral blood flow mapsCerebral blood volumeCharacteristic curve analysisAdmission CT perfusionBlood flow mapsUninvolved hemisphere