| Neuroimaging by 320-row CT: is there a diagnostic benefit or is it just another scanner? A retrospective evaluation of 60 consecutive acute neurological patients. | |
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PMID: 20508960 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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320-row CT enables dynamic CT angiography (4D CTA) of the entire intracranial circulation and whole-brain perfusion imaging (CTP). Sixty acute patients with neurological symptoms underwent various 320-row CT-specific protocols, including combined 4D CTA and CTP. Clinical and neuroradiological records were assessed for presumptive diagnoses, final diagnoses, supplementary and follow-up imaging studies. Additional diagnostic benefits delivered by 320-row CT were noted. Out of 60 procedures, 59 were accomplished successfully. Ischemia (n = 19), intracerebral hemorrhage (n = 7) and transient ischemic attacks (n = 10) were the major final diagnoses. Except one small cortical and two small subcortical infarctions all ischemias were diagnosed. All hemorrhages were diagnosed together with their underlying vascular pathology in five atypical cases. In conclusion, 320-row CT is a technically robust procedure being suitable for comprehensive neuroimaging of acute patients. It can provide dynamic angiographic and perfusion data of the whole brain and can deliver additional diagnostic information not available by standard CT. |
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Authors:
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Eberhard Siebert; Georg Bohner; Florian Masuhr; Katrin Deuschle; Susanne Diekmann; Edzard Wiener; Hans-Christian Bauknecht; Randolf Klingebiel |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-05-28 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology Volume: 31 ISSN: 1590-3478 ISO Abbreviation: Neurol. Sci. Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-20 Completed Date: 2011-01-07 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100959175 Medline TA: Neurol Sci Country: Italy |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 585-93 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Neuroradiology, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany. eberhard.siebert@charite.de |
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Acute Disease Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Brain / pathology*, radiography* Brain Mapping Cerebral Angiography* Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Middle Aged Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis* Perfusion Imaging Retrospective Studies Tomography, X-Ray Computed* |
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