CT angiography collateral scoring: Correlation with DWI infarct size in proximal middle cerebral artery occlusion stroke within 12 h onset

Purpose: It had been postulated that intra-cranial collateral flow can maintain penumbra and limit infarct growth in acute stroke patients. CT angiography is a frequently performed non-invasive modality for evaluation of intracranial collaterals. In this study, we sought to assess whether there is c...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud M. Higazi, Enas A. Abdel-Gawad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-09-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16300158