Posts Tagged ‘CT techniques’

Aunt Mickey (they look the same until you undress them). Carotid-cavernous fistula or something else?

Posted on November 23rd, 2009 by Mauricio Castillo, Univ of North Carolina | 553 views

A middle age woman presented with left progressive proptosis.  A contrast enhanced CT was done and showed enlargement of the left superior ophthalmic vein on the axial plane (see below).  A coronal image confirmed this [...]

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CT head – what slice thickness do you use?

Posted on November 12th, 2009 by Daniel Scoffings, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 378 views

Until recently we have been scanning routine CT heads using a sequential technique with 5 mm slices through the posterior fossa and 10 mm slices of the supratentorial compartment. With a change of machines the [...]

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Validation and Standardization of Stroke Perfusion Methods

Posted on February 5th, 2009 by Michael Lev, MGH | 820 views

CTP and MRP acquisition hardware, protocols,  post processing, and interpretation vary widely between centers.  If we are to use these techniques for rational triage of acute stroke patients to appropriate treatment, validation and standardization is [...]

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