Table 2

Perfusion parameters by MDCT

AMINormal control
Infarcted areaNon-infarcted area
TBF (ml/min/100 g)51.96±19.42*108.84±13.29113.29±24.45
TBV (ml/100 g)4.47±2.23*9.79±2.588.79±2.06
MTT (s)5.73±3.365.71±0.955.20±1.34
  • Data are expressed as mean±SD.

  • * p<0.01 vs non-infarcted area.

  • AMI, acute myocardial infarction; TBF, tissue blood flow; TBV, tissue blood volume; MDCT, multi-row detector CT; MTT, mean transit time.