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Arterial input function placement for accurate CT perfusion map construction in acute stroke.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20410422     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study was to evaluate the effect of varying arterial input function (AIF) placement on the qualitative and quantitative CT perfusion parameters. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective analysis of CT perfusion data was performed on 14 acute stroke patients with a proximal middle cerebral artery (MCA) clot. Cerebral blood flow (CBF), cerebral blood volume (CBV), and mean transit time (MTT) maps were constructed using a systematic method by varying only the AIF placement in four positions relative to the MCA clot including proximal and distal to the clot in the ipsilateral and contralateral hemispheres. Two postprocessing software programs were used to evaluate the effect of AIF placement on perfusion parameters using a delay-insensitive deconvolution method compared with a standard deconvolution method. RESULTS: One hundred sixty-eight CT perfusion maps were constructed for each software package. Both software programs generated a mean CBF at the infarct core of < 12 mL/100 g/min and a mean CBV of < 2 mL/100 g for AIF placement proximal to the clot in the ipsilateral hemisphere and proximal and distal to the clot in the contralateral hemisphere. For AIF placement distal to the clot in the ipsilateral hemisphere, the mean CBF significantly increased to 17.3 mL/100 g/min with delay-insensitive software and to 19.4 mL/100 g/min with standard software (p < 0.05). The mean MTT was significantly decreased for this AIF position. Furthermore, this AIF position yielded qualitatively different parametric maps, being most pronounced with MTT and CBF. Overall, CBV was least affected by AIF location. CONCLUSION: For postprocessing of accurate quantitative CT perfusion maps, laterality of the AIF location is less important than avoiding AIF placement distal to the clot as detected on CT angiography. This pitfall is less severe with deconvolution-based software programs using a delay-insensitive technique than with those using a standard deconvolution method.
Authors:
Rafael M Ferreira; Michael H Lev; Gregory V Goldmakher; Shahmir Kamalian; Pamela W Schaefer; Karen L Furie; R Gilberto Gonzalez; Pina C Sanelli
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  AJR. American journal of roentgenology     Volume:  194     ISSN:  1546-3141     ISO Abbreviation:  AJR Am J Roentgenol     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-22     Completed Date:  2010-05-24     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7708173     Medline TA:  AJR Am J Roentgenol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1330-6     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Algorithms*
Cerebral Angiography / methods*
Female
Humans
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / complications,  radiography
Male
Middle Aged
Perfusion Imaging / methods*
Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Stroke / etiology*,  radiography*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1 P50 NS051343-01A2/NS/NINDS NIH HHS

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