Nuclear medicine review. Central & Eastern Europe
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Nucl Med Rev Cent East Eur · Jan 2009
Perfusion computed tomography in prediction of functional outcome in patients with acute ischaemic stroke.
To determine the value of perfusion computed tomography (CT) in prediction of the clinical course and late functional outcome in patients with acute ischaemic stroke who had unremarkable initial brain CT examination. ⋯ In patients within the first 6 hours from stroke onset, and without a hypodensity sign on initial routine CT examination, perfusion CT provides quantitative parameters that correlate well with initial neurological status and late functional outcome.