Evaluation of perfusion CT and TIBI grade in acute stroke for predicting thrombolysis benefit and clinical outcome

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 131-137

  Knoepfli, A S ^a   Sekoranja, L ^a   Bonvin, C ^a   Delavelle, J ^a   Kulcsar, Z ^a   Rufenacht D ^a   Yilmaz, H ^a   Sztajzel, R ^a   Altrichter, S ^a   Lovblad K O ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Perfusion; Stroke; TIBI; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANKIN SCALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERFUSION IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 67649317250     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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