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Author Bammer, R. (Roland), author.

Title MR & CT Perfusion Imaging : Clinical Applications and Theoretical Principles / Roland Bammer
Published Wolters Kluwer Health, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (1296 pages)
Summary "A practical example of the increasingly important role of perfusion in clinical practice is the identification of infarct core and ischemic penumbra in acute stroke patients. In early 2015, several clinical trials that focused on endovascular treatment of large vessel occlusion in stroke patients demonstrated remarkable outcomes. The most successful trials used perfusion metrics for patient selection, specifically to identify patients with a small core, sufficient salvageable tissue, and ample collateral flow"--Provided by publisher
Subject Brain -- Blood-vessels -- Magnetic resonance imaging
Cerebral circulation -- Imaging.
Brain -- Tomography
Perfusion Imaging -- methods
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy -- therapeutic use
Tomography, X-Ray Computed -- methods
Brain Ischemia -- pathology
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Brain -- Tomography
Cerebral circulation -- Imaging
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781469889627
1469889625