Diagnostic accuracy of CT perfusion imaging for detecting acute ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 493-501

  Biesbroek, J M ^b   Niesten, J M ^a   Dankbaar, J W ^a   Biessels, G J ^b   Velthuis, B K ^a   Reitsma, J B ^a   Van Der Schaaf, I C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; CT perfusion; Ischemic stroke; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED SCINTIGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HUMANS; PERFUSION IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84878357277     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: 14219786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000350200     Document Type: Review

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