| Potential of CT angiography in acute ischemic stroke. | |
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PMID: 9194425 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: To study the ability of CT angiography to show intracranial arterial occlusion and collateral blood flow in patients with acute stroke. METHODS: Twenty-one patients with acute nonhemorrhagic stroke were studied prospectively with conventional CT, CT angiography, and digital subtraction angiography. On the basis of CT angiographic findings, two neuroradiologists independently assessed the site of arterial occlusion, the contrast enhancement in arterial branches beyond the occlusion as a measure of collateral blood supply, and the extent of diminished parenchymal enhancement; they then predicted the extent of ischemic infarction. RESULTS: Both raters correctly assessed all trunk occlusions of the basilar artery (n = 4), the internal carotid artery (n = 4), and the middle cerebral artery (n = 9). The chance adjusted interrater agreement was kappa = .78. The assessment of branch occlusions of the middle cerebral artery was less reliable. The agreement rate in judging the collateral state in 17 occlusions in the anterior cerebral circulation was 88%. The size of 21 (62%) of 34 hemispheric infarctions was predicted correctly. CONCLUSION: CT angiography quickly and reliably adds important information to conventional CT studies in cases of acute ischemic stroke. It shows the site of occlusion, the length of the occluded arterial segment, and the contrast-enhanced arteries beyond the occlusion as an estimate of collateral blood flow. |
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Authors:
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M Knauth; R von Kummer; O Jansen; S Hähnel; A Dörfler; K Sartor |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology Volume: 18 ISSN: 0195-6108 ISO Abbreviation: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Publication Date: 1997 Jun-Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-08-19 Completed Date: 1997-08-19 Revised Date: 2008-02-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8003708 Medline TA: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1001-10 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Neuroradiology, University of Heidelberg Medical School, Germany. |
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Adult Aged Angiography, Digital Subtraction / instrumentation Brain / blood supply Brain Ischemia / radiography* Cerebral Angiography / instrumentation* Cerebral Infarction / radiography Cerebrovascular Disorders / radiography* Collateral Circulation / physiology Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation* Male Meninges / blood supply Middle Aged Sensitivity and Specificity Tomography, X-Ray Computed / instrumentation* Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / radiography |
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AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1997 Jun-Jul;18(6):1021-3
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