Optimizing the Definition of Ischemic Core in CT Perfusion: Influence of Infarct Growth and Tissue-Specific Thresholds.

Alejandro Rodríguez-Vázquez Carlos Laredo Arturo Renú Salvatore Rudilosso Laura Llull Napoleón Macías Victor Obach V Vera Alfredo Paez-Carpio Laura Oleaga Xabier Urra Sergio Amaro

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2022)

GM- and WM-specific thresholds result in different estimations of ischemic core in CTP and increase the global accuracy. More restrictive thresholds better estimate the actual extent of the infarcted tissue.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
ischemia reperfusion injury
computed tomography
acute myocardial infarction
cerebral ischemia
image quality
heart failure
magnetic resonance
positron emission tomography
atrial fibrillation
left ventricular