| Clinical utility of 64-row multislice CT angiography in the detection of cerebral aneurysms in acute subarachnoid haemorrhage. | |
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PMID: 18942299 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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CT angiography (CTA) is a fast examination performed with a time-optimised contrast injection to enhance the cerebral arteries. Being a new imaging modality in our hospital, evaluation of the effectiveness of 64-row multislice CTA in detecting intracranial aneurysms in ruptured subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) cases is necessary. We conducted a descriptive prospective study by recruiting 30 consecutively operated SAH cases from May 2005 until November 2006. CTA findings were studied by radiologist and neurosurgeon and these were compared with operative findings. The sensitivity and specificity of CTA were 94.4% and 97.2% respectively. Approximately half of the patients were scanned within four hours and operated within 24 hours. In conclusion, CTA proves to be highly sensitive and specific in the diagnosis of intracranial aneurysms in our study. |
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Authors:
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L K Chang; N S Liew; H L Soh; S Z Tan; S H Wong |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Medical journal of Malaysia Volume: 63 ISSN: 0300-5283 ISO Abbreviation: Med. J. Malaysia Publication Date: 2008 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-10-23 Completed Date: 2008-11-26 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0361547 Medline TA: Med J Malaysia Country: Malaysia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 131-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Radiology, Sarawak General Hospital, Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, 93586 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. |
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Acute Disease Adolescent Adult Aged Angiography / methods* Female Humans Intracranial Aneurysm / radiography* Male Middle Aged Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / complications* Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods* |
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