Cerebral blood volume index as a predictor of functional independence after basilar artery thrombectomy.
Rahul R KaramchandaniDale StrongJeremy B RhotenTanushree PrasadJacob SeligGary DefilippAndrew W AsimosPublished in: Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging (2021)
CBV index was independently associated with a favorable 90-day outcome in aBAO patients treated with EVT, a novel finding in this patient population. CBV index may assist in treatment and prognosis discussions and inform future studies investigating the role of CTP in aBAO.