Vertebrobasilar insufficiency CT
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
The CT angiography(CTA) shows a high sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of VBI.
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The normal CT can diagnose subarachnoid hemorrhage following the intracranial vertebral artery dissection, but can't provide enough definition to the artery. The contrast CT (CTA) has high sensitivity (94%) and specificity (95%) to make a correct diagnosis compared against the DSA.[1] And some researchs reveal that the CT-baesd score can be used in predicting the final infarct size[2] and also for a prognostic assesment early ischemic injury in basilar artery occllusion.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ↑ Long A, Lepoutre A, Corbillon E, Branchereau A (2002) review of non- or minimally invasive methods (duplex ultrasonography, MR- and CT-angiography) for evaluating stenosis of the proximal internal carotid artery. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 24 (1):43-52. PMID: 12127847
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Puetz V, Sylaja PN, Hill MD, Coutts SB, Dzialowski I, Becker U et al. (2009) CT angiography source images predict final infarct extent in patients with basilar artery occlusion. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 30 (10):1877-83. DOI:10.3174/ajnr.A1723 PMID: 19643923
- ↑ Cho TH, Nighoghossian N, Tahon F, Némoz C, Hermier M, Salkine F et al. (2009) Brain stem diffusion-weighted imaging lesion score: a potential marker of outcome in acute basilar artery occlusion. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 30 (1):194-8. DOI:10.3174/ajnr.A1278 PMID: 18768716
- ↑ Renard D, Landragin N, Robinson A, Brunel H, Bonafe A, Heroum C et al. (2008) MRI-based score for acute basilar artery thrombosis. Cerebrovasc Dis 25 (6):511-6. DOI:10.1159/000131668 PMID: 18480603
- ↑ Terasawa Y, Kimura K, Iguchi Y, Kobayashi K, Aoki J, Shibazaki K et al. (2010) Could clinical diffusion-mismatch determined using DWI ASPECTS predict neurological improvement after thrombolysis before 3 h after acute stroke? J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 81 (8):864-8. DOI:10.1136/jnnp.2009.190140 PMID: 20562433