CT cervico-cerebral angiography in acute stroke. Can we justify aortic arch imaging?
Gavin SugrueMichael K O'ReillyDanielle ByrneMatthew T CrockettSean MurphyEoin C KavanaghPublished in: Irish journal of medical science (2018)
Routine inclusion of the upper chest on CTCCA is currently difficult to justify in the evaluation of a suspected acute anterior circulation stroke, contributing significantly to total radiation dose without demonstrating significant extra-cranial vascular findings. Prospective studies adopting narrower fields of view excluding the upper chest are necessary.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- liver failure
- optical coherence tomography
- atrial fibrillation
- high resolution
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- respiratory failure
- image quality
- cerebral ischemia
- pulmonary embolism
- dual energy
- clinical practice
- drug induced
- aortic dissection
- positron emission tomography
- brain injury
- hepatitis b virus
- intensive care unit
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome