title: Clinical application of cerebrovascular reserve assessment as a strategy for stroke prevention.
abstract: Patients diagnosed as having symptomatic carotid occlusion, who are at increased risk for stroke, can be readily identified by methods designed to measure cerebrovascular reserves. This paper reviews the use of xenon-enhanced computed tomography (Xe/CT) cerebral blood flow (CBF) methods for quantitatively assessing cerebrovascular reserves.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yonas
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Pindzola
mesh_terms: D000138:Acidosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D006801:Humans; D002537:Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014978:Xenon
chemical_list: D014978:Xenon