Computed tomography perfusion (CTP) imaging has become integral to the rapid assessment and management of acute ischaemic stroke. By acquiring sequential contrast-enhanced CT images during the passage ...

New guidelines from the American Stroke Association aim to save more lives as strokes have risen to the fourth leading cause ...

An algorithm developed by faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) can help physicians outside of major stroke treatment centers assess whether a patient ...

Kevin Sheth, MD, discusses the role of computed tomography perfusion amid stroke diagnosis. This is a video synopsis/summary of a Post Conference Perspectives involving Kevin Sheth, MD. This is a ...

The program is designed to help physicians triage patients in a matter of minutes, by assessing regions of the brain with reduced blood vessel density, a possible sign of a dangerous blood clot.

CT perfusion and angiography failed to meet sensitivity and specificity thresholds to determine brain death. Neither should be used as standalone tests to establish death by neurologic criteria, the ...