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"It is also crucial to note that the timing of the study is different to a normal diagnostic study where the aim is to image as early as possible during the arterial phase to avoid excessive venous opacification. When intracranial perfusion is abnormal, such a routine study may result in false positives ¹⁵. Thus it is recommended that CT angiography in this setting is delayed to 60 seconds post-injection to allow even the slowest perfusion to be detected ¹⁵. In some cases, persistent contrast filling within the proximal cerebral arteries but not in the cortical branches may be demonstrated (stasis filling), which does not reflect true cerebral perfusion ¹⁶."

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"Although CT may demonstrate extensive ischaemic damage (e.g. reversal sign, pseudosubarachnoid haemorrhage, cerebral oedema, and herniation), as these are more or less subjective, only CT angiography is recognised as a potential alternative to angiography and nuclear medicine studies in some jurisdictions^13-15."

Line 16:60 · An e.g. list gives selected examples, so it should not end with 'and' or 'or': 'e.g. reversal sign, pseudosubarachnoid haemorrhage, cerebral oedema, and'.

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"UK 2023 Consensus"

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Acronyms

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"UK 2023 Consensus"

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"In 2023 various UK bodies including the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, British Society of Neuroradiologists and the RCR published a consensus document on the use of CT angiography as ancillary testing for death by neurological criteria (DNC) ^17,18. This is recommended when a comprehensive neurological examination or confounding conditions cannot be performed or excluded. This imaging assessment uses the 4-point criteria described by Frampas ³."

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"In 2023 various UK bodies including the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, British Society of Neuroradiologists and the RCR published a consensus document on the use of CT angiography as ancillary testing for death by neurological criteria (DNC) ^17,18. This is recommended when a comprehensive neurological examination or confounding conditions cannot be performed or excluded. This imaging assessment uses the 4-point criteria described by Frampas ³."

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H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
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H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"UK 2023 Consensus"

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"Cerebral perfusion"

Line 46:1 · "Cerebral perfusion" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

Semicolons

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"flow images are obtained in the anterior projection; delayed images follow 5 to 10 minutes after the injection"

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