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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2018

Optimal dilution of contrast medium for quantitating parenchymal blood volume using a flat-panel detector.

Takumi Kuriyama, Nobuyuki Sakai, Mikiya Beppu, Chiaki Sakai, Hirotoshi Imamura, Iwao Kojima, Katsuhiro Masago, Nobuyuki Katakami

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Takumi Kuriyama1 Division of Radiological Technology, Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation, Kobe, Japan.
Nobuyuki Sakai2 Division of Neuro-endovascular Therapy, Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation, Kobe, Japan.
Mikiya Beppu3 Division of Neurosurgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Chiaki Sakai2 Division of Neuro-endovascular Therapy, Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation, Kobe, Japan.
Hirotoshi Imamura3 Division of Neurosurgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Iwao Kojima4 AT Innovation Department, Advanced Therapies Business Area, Siemens Healthcare K.K., Tokyo, Japan.
Katsuhiro Masago5 Division of Integrated Oncology, Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation, Kobe, Japan.
Nobuyuki Katakami5 Division of Integrated Oncology, Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation, Kobe, Japan.
Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation · JPKobe City Medical Center General Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective Similar to perfusion studies after acute ischemic stroke, measuring cerebral blood volume (CBV) via C-arm computed tomography before and after therapeutic interventions may help gauge subsequent revascularization. We tested serial dilutions of intra-arterial injectable contrast medium (CM) to determine the optimal CM concentration for quantifying parenchymal blood volume by flat-panel detector imaging (FD-PBV). Methods CM was diluted via saline power injector, instituting time delays for FD-PBV studies. A red/green/blue (RGB) color scale was employed to quantify/compare FD-PBV and magnetic resonance-derived CBV (MRCBV). Results Contrast values of right and left common carotid arteries did not differ significantly at CM dilutions of ≥20%. RGB analysis of FD-PBV imaging (relative to MR-CVB), showed CM dilution altered the colors (by 16%), increasing red and decreasing blue ratios. Conclusion Diluting CM to 20% resulted in no laterality differential of FD-PBV imaging, with left/right quantitative ratios approaching 1.1 (optimal for clinical use).

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Cerebral Blood VolumeAdultAgedCarotid Artery, CommonCerebrovascular CirculationContrast MediaFemaleHumansIntracranial AneurysmMagnetic Resonance AngiographyMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedContrast MediaC-arm CTcerebral blood volumecontrast mediumflat-panel detectorparenchymal blood volumestroke

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PMID28760084
PMCPMC6011294
OpenAlexW2740696935

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