When a Slice Is Not Enough! Comparison of Whole-Brain versus Standard Limited-Slice Perfusion Computed Tomography in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

When a Slice Is Not Enough! Comparison of Whole-Brain versus Standard Limited-Slice Perfusion Computed Tomography in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Introduction: Cerebral perfusion computed tomography (PCT) provides crucial information in acute stroke and has an increasing role in traumatic brain injury (TBI) management. Most studies on TBI patients utilize 64-slice scanners, which are limited to four brain slices (limited-brain PCT, LBPCT). Ne...

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Main Authors: Shannon Cooper, Cino Bendinelli, Andrew Bivard, Mark Parsons, Zsolt J. Balogh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
severe traumatic brain injury
perfusion computed tomography
PCT
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/5/701

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