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So here, one of the very great applications of CT

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perfusion, which has now allowed for us to do

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routinely,

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is the brain perfusion CT.

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And this has been proved to be very useful for diagnosing

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and assessment of stroke. In fact, in the ICU or in

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the emergency room, when patients come with a possibility of a

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stroke, perfusion CT is often done to see what's the

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vascularity in the brain or where it is blocking, and

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so forth, as a quick assessment which provides the quantitative

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information.

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The other applications which are now penetrating into the field is the

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body perfusion CT.

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Especially this application has a lot of

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value in it, especially used in oncology

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purposes, where a lesion can be

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characterized, and you can assess the tumor response to

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any medication and radiation. And there are several studies showing

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that especially liver tumors, when undergone

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chemotherapy or radiation and going through a perfusion, you

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can see the changes in the tumor

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vascularity, which can basically follow the

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evaluation of the treatment.

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The other commonly done perfusion application is cardiac

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perfusion CT, which is done to evaluate cardiac

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functions.