Responses to the 10 most frequently asked questions about perfusion CT

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Jan;196(1):53-60. doi: 10.2214/AJR.10.5705.

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this article is to address the 10 most frequently asked questions radiologists face when planning, performing, processing, and interpreting a perfusion CT study in a patient with clinical suspicion of acute ischemic stroke.

Conclusion: It is important for radiologists using PCT for stroke imaging to be familiar with the perfusion software used at their institution, with the parameters that can be selected during the post-processing and how these may influence the PCT results.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain Ischemia / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cerebral Angiography / methods*
  • Cerebrovascular Circulation
  • Decision Making
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
  • Software
  • Stroke / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*