Xenon CT cerebral blood flow in acute stroke.
Acute stroke therapy is evolving rapidly as research moves toward extending the time window for treatment so that more patients can benefit. As physiology-based imaging increasingly is used in patient selection, it is becoming evident that rigid time windows are not applicable to individual patients. Xenon CT has an important role in acute stroke therapeutic intervention as a quantitative, reproducible, rapid, and safe modality, which can provide valuable physiologic data that can optimize patient triage and aid in management.
Gupta
Rishi
R
Department of Neurology, Stroke Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Jovin
Tudor G
TG
Yonas
Howard
H
D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014978:Xenon
D003287:Contrast Media; D014978:Xenon