Could automated net water uptake turn a non-contrast brain CT scan into a potential brain “tissue saver clock”?

1. Eur Radiol. 2026 Apr 3. doi: 10.1007/s00330-026-12519-2. Online ahead of print. Could automated net water uptake turn a non-contrast brain CT scan into a potential brain "tissue saver clock"? Festas G(1)(2)(3). Author information: (1)2nd Radiology Department, General University Hospital of Athens Attikon (Panepistemiako Geniko Nosokomeio Attikon), Athens, Greece. georgios.festas@gmail.com. (2)Radiology Department, Athens Naval and Veterans Hospital, Athens, Greece. georgios.festas@gmail.com. (3)Psychiko Clinic, Radiology Department, Athens Medical Center, Athens, Greece. georgios.festas@gmail.com. Comment on Eur Radiol. 2025 Dec 25. doi: 10.1007/s00330-025-12238-0. DOI: 10.1007/s00330-026-12519-2 PMID: 41931168 Conflict of interest statement: Compliance with ethical standards. Guarantor: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Georgios Festas. Conflict of interest: The author of this manuscript declares no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article. Statistics and biometry: No complex statistical methods were necessary for this paper. Informed consent: Written informed consent was not required. Ethical approval: Institutional Review Board approval was not required. Study subjects or cohorts overlap: Not applicable. Methodology: Commentary