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01.09.2011 | Neuro
Brain perfusion CT for acute stroke using a 256-slice CT: improvement of diagnostic information by large volume coverage
Erschienen in: European Radiology | Ausgabe 9/2011
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Objectives
To compare a 256-slice CT with a simulated standard CT for brain CT perfusion (CTP).
Methods
CTP was obtained in 51 patients using a 256-slice CT (128 detector rows, flying z-focus, 8-cm detector width, 80 kV, 120mAs, 20 measurements, 1 CT image/2.5 s). Signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) were compared in grey and white matter. Perfusion maps were evaluated for cerebral blood flow (CBF), cerebral blood volume (CBV) and mean transit time (MTT) in hypoperfused areas and corresponding contralateral regions. Two reconstructed 10-mm slices for simulation of a standard CT (SDCT) were compared with the complete data sets (large-volume CT, LVCT).
Results
Adequate image quality was achieved in 50/51 cases. SNR were significantly different in grey and white matter. A perfusion deficit was present in 27 data sets. Differences between the hypoperfusions and the control regions were significant for MTT and CBF, but not for CBV. Three lesions were missed by SDCT but detected by LVCT; 24 lesions were covered incompletely by SDCT, and 6 by LVCT. 21 lesions were detected completely by LVCT, but none by SDCT.
Conclusions
CTP imaging of the brain using an increased detector width can detect additional ischaemic lesions and cover most ischaemic lesions completely.