Early in ischemic stroke, the findings on noncontrast CT are usually normal. In many of these cases, abnormalities seen on the CTA source images may be a marker of the core. [ 30 ] ...

Trials of endovascular therapy for ischemic stroke have produced ... Ma, H, et al. Imaging selection in ischemic stroke: feasibility of automated CT-perfusion analysis. Int J Stroke 2015;10:51-54.

This is a video synopsis/summary of a Post Conference Perspectives involving Kevin Sheth, MD. This is a video discussing the role of CT perfusion in the management of ischemic stroke patients ...

CT perfusion imaging was performed, ... Campbell BC, Mitchell PJ, Kleinig TJ, et al. Endovascular therapy for ischemic stroke with perfusion-imaging selection. N Engl J Med 2015;372:1009-1018.

Both simple and advanced computed tomography (CT) were effective in accurately predicting which stroke patients would benefit from endovascular thrombectomy to remove a large cerebral clot, but ...

(HealthDay)—For patients with ischemic stroke there is considerable variation in the rates of high-intensity computed tomography (CT) use, according to a study published online April 8 in ...

The incremental value of CT angiography plus CT perfusion for detecting functionally significant lesions was demonstrated by an area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of 0.87 (95 ...

The clot-dissolving medication, alteplase, improved stroke patients' recovery by more than 50% when given up to 24 hours after the beginning of an ischemic stroke, according to preliminary late ...

The Diffusion and Perfusion Imaging Evaluation for Understanding Stroke Evolution (DEFUSE) [125,126] trial was a prospective, multicenter study, which recruited 74 stroke patients treated with ...