Incidence of Unreliable Automated Computed Tomography Perfusion Maps

Despite the increasing national adoption of automated computed tomography perfusion (CTP) to select thrombectomy patients 6 hours after last known well, reliability issues have been anecdotally reported. Unreliable diagnostic tests add time and confusion to a process that requires efficiency. Our study aims to critically assess an automated CTP program in a contemporary cohort of patients presenting with large vessel occlusion (LVO) in the extended time window by evaluating the rate of unreliable automated CTP maps and whether this influences clinical outcomes.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 30, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Zachary Bulwa, Hormuzdiyar Dasenbrock, Nicholas Osteraas, Laurel Cherian, R. Webster Crowley, Michael Chen Source Type: research