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AJNR - American Journal of Neuroradiology

Published ahead of print on February 22, 2008
doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A0945

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Sixty-Four-Section CT Cerebral Perfusion Evaluation in Patients with Carotid Artery Stenosis before and after Stenting with a Cerebral Protection Device

F. Gaudiello^a, V. Colangelo^a, F. Bolacchi^a, M. Melis^a, R. Gandini^a, F.G. Garaci^a, V. Cozzolino^a, R. Floris^a and G. Simonetti^a

^a From the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

View larger version (47K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig 1. A, An example of ICA flow territory (red) in a population with a nonvariant type of circle of Willis. B and C, CBF (mL/100 g per minute) and MTT (seconds) perfusion maps of 1 patient with a nonvariant type of circle of Willis, showing the regions of interest placed on the territory of distribution of the ICA. No CBF and MTT changes are appreciable on visual inspection.

View larger version (55K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig 2. A and B, Differences between mean MTT (seconds) (A) and mean CBF (mL/100 g per minute) (B) values measured 5 days before (pre) and 1 week after (post) the stent-placement procedure. The patent artery refers to the contralateral normal hemisphere. Asterisk indicates P < .001.