Detection of Perfusion Deficits in Multiphase Computed Tomography Angiography-A Stroke Imaging Technique Based on
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to explore a novel method for brain tissue differentiation using quantitative analysis of multiphase computed tomography (CT) angiography (MP-CTA) on spectral CT, to assess whether it can distinguish underperfused from normal tissue, using CT perfusion (CTP) as reference.
Methods:
Noncontrast CT and MP-CTA images from 10 patients were analyzed in vascular regions through measurements of Hounsfield unit (HU) at 120 kV, HU at 40 keV, and iodine density. Regions were categorized as normal or ischemic according to CTP. Hounsfield unit and iodine density were compared regarding ability to separate normal and ischemic tissue, the difference in maximum time derivative of the right over left hemisphere ratio.
Results:
Iodine density had the highest maximum time derivatives and generated the largest mean separation between normal and ischemic tissue.
Conclusions:
The method can be used to categorize tissue as normal or underperfused. Using iodine quantification seems to give a more distinct differentiation of perfusion defects compared with conventional HU.
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