CT 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 hemisphereRegional Ischemic Vulnerability of the Brain to Hypoperfusion
Payabvash S, Souza LC, Wang Y, Schaefer PW, Furie KL, Halpern EF, Gonzalez RG, Lev MH. Regional Ischemic Vulnerability of the Brain to Hypoperfusion. Stroke 2011, 42: 1255-1260. PMID: 21493917, PMCID: PMC3090217, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.600940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic vulnerabilityStroke patientsInfarct coreRCBF thresholdAdmission diffusion-weighted imagingCerebral blood flow reductionAcute stroke patientsIschemic stroke onsetBlood flow reductionAdmission CT perfusionDiffusion-weighted imagingCT perfusion mapsStroke onsetRCBF reductionCT perfusionBrain lesionsInferior frontal gyrusParacentral lobuleCaudate bodyInsular ribbonPerfusion parameter mapsHypoperfusionSubcortical regionsPatientsRCBF