Introduction of CTA-index as Simplified Measuring Method for Thrombus Perviousness.

Maria Teresa BerndtFabian MückChristian MaegerleinSilke WunderlichClaus ZimmerStefan WirthSebastian MönchJohannes KaesmacherBenjamin FriedrichTobias Boeckh-Behrens

Published in: Clinical neuroradiology (2020)

The CTA-index is an easy to assess imaging parameter on admission CTA in the acute stroke phase and is associated with angiographic and clinical outcome. It can be considered as a simplified measuring method for thrombus perviousness, which is known to provide useful information for further stroke progress and clinical course as well as therapeutic and rehabilitative decisions.

Keyphrases

emergency department
atrial fibrillation
high resolution
health information
mass spectrometry
blood brain barrier
photodynamic therapy
fluorescence imaging