Incorporation of relative cerebral blood flow into CT perfusion maps reduces false 'at risk' penumbra.

Shlomi PeretzDavid OrionDavid LastYael MardorYotam KimmelShelly YehezkelyEyal LotanZe'ev Itsekson-HayoshSylvia KotonDavid GoezDavid Tanne

Published in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2017)

Applying a relative CBF threshold on relative MTT-based CTP maps can significantly reduce false 'at risk' penumbra. This step may help to avoid unnecessary endovascular interventions.

Keyphrases

cerebral blood flow
contrast enhanced
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
image quality
magnetic resonance
positron emission tomography