Diagnostic and prognostic utility of computed tomography perfusion imaging in posterior circulation acute ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Anubhav KatyalZeljka CalicMurray KillingsworthSonu Menachem Maimonides Bhaskar

Published in: European journal of neurology (2021)

CTP has limited diagnostic utility in acute ischemic PCS, albeit with superior diagnostic sensitivity and inferior diagnostic specificity to NCCT. Further prospective trials are required to validate the prognostic capability of CTP-derived parameters in PCS.

Keyphrases

acute ischemic stroke
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
high resolution
positron emission tomography
contrast enhanced
intensive care unit
ischemia reperfusion injury
brain injury
oxidative stress
hepatitis b virus