Contrast enhancement of cerebral infarcts. Incidence and clinical value in different states of cerebral infarction |
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Authors: | Elisabeth B. Skriver T. S. Olsen |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Neuroradiology, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark;(2) Department of Neurology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhangen, Denmark |
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Abstract: | Summary Information obtained from CT scan after contrast administration was evaluated in 59 consecutive stroke patients. CT scans before and after contrast administration were performed 3 days and 21/2 weeks after stroke. A plain CT scan was repeated 6 months later. Contrast enhancement was practically not seen on the first examination, but was seen in 46% on the second examination. There was a close relationship between the occurrence of contrast enhancement and the socalled fogging effect . Contrast scanning gave additional information only when this effect was present. Plain CT scans 3 days after stroke were superior to contrast scans taken at any time for detecting and visualizing cerebral infarcts. |
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Keywords: | Computed tomography Contrast enhancement Fogging effect Completed stroke Cerebral infarct |
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