CTA examinations were performed using a second-generation dual-source CT scanner (
SOMATOM Definition Flash, Siemens Healthcare, Forchheim, Germany). Perfusion data sets were postprocessed using a
Siemens Multimodality Workplace Workstation (Siemens Medical, Erlangen, Germany), which calculated mean transit time (MTT), cerebral blood volume (CBV), cerebral blood flow (CBF), and time to peak (TTP). The arterial input and venous outflow curves were analyzed to ensure data set completeness. The CTP parameters are defined as follows: (1) dMTT: ipsilateral MTT—contralateral MTT. (2) MTT ratio: ipsilateral MTT/contralateral MTT. (3) MTT index: (ipsilateral MTT—contralateral MTT)/contralateral MTT. (4) dCBV: ipsilateral CBV—contralateral CBV. (5) CBV ratio: ipsilateral CBV/contralateral CBV. (6) CBV index: (ipsilateral CBV—contralateral CBV)/contralateral CBV. (7) dCBF: ipsilateral CBF—contralateral CBF. (8) CBF ratio: ipsilateral CBF/contralateral CBF. (9) CBF index: (ipsilateral CBF—contralateral CBF)/contralateral CBF. (10) dTTP: ipsilateral TTP—contralateral TTP. (11) TTP ratio: ipsilateral TTP/contralateral TTP. (12) TTP index: (ipsilateral TTP—contralateral TTP)/contralateral TTP. CTA/P imaging was performed using a second-generation dual source CT scanner (
SOMATOM Definition Flash, Siemens Healthcare, Forchheim, Germany).
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