Perfusion computer tomography: Imaging and clinical validation in acute ischaemic stroke

Brain

Volumn 134, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3408-3416

  Bivard, Andrew ^a   Spratt, Neil ^a   Levi, Christopher ^a   Parsons, Mark ^a  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

clinical outcome; DWI; infarct core; penumbra; perfusion CT

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; IOPROMIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY PERFUSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPERFUSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81055125089     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awr257     Document Type: Article

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