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Zhu W, Deng S, Jiang H, Zhang J, Li B, Jia Q, Meng Z. Assessment of corticospinal tract remodeling based on diffusion tensor imaging in the treatment of motor dysfunction after ischemic stroke by acupuncture: A meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e34618. [PMID: 37565876 PMCID: PMC10419801 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000034618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To investigate the efficacy of acupuncture in improving motor dysfunction after ischemic stroke (IS) and to investigate the effect of acupuncture on corticospinal tract (CST) remodeling using diffusion tensor imaging. METHODS Published literature on the effect of acupuncture on CST remodeling after IS using diffusion tensor imaging in the form of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were systematically retrieved and screened from Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, CNKI, CBM, VIP, and Wanfang databases from inception to December 2022. The methodological quality of the included studies was critically and independently evaluated by 2 reviewers using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Assessment Tool for RCTs. The correlated data were extracted using the pre-designed form, and all analyses were performed using Reviewer Manager version 5.4. RESULTS Eleven eligible RCTs involving 459 patients were eventually included. The combined evidence results showed that the acupuncture group significantly improved patients' National Institute of Health stroke scale, Fugl-Meyer Assessment Scale, and Barthel index compared with conventional medical treatment. The acupuncture group significantly promoted remodeling of the CST, as reflected by an increase in fractional anisotropy (FA) throughout the CST [MD = 0.04, 95% CI (0.02, 0.07), P = .001], and in addition, subgroup analysis showed that the acupuncture group significantly improved FA in the infarct area compared with conventional medical treatment at around 4 weeks [MD = 0.04, 95% CI (0.02, 0.06), P = .0002] and FA of the affected cerebral peduncle [MD = 0.03, 95% CI (0.00, 0.07), P = .02]. Also, compared with conventional medical treatment, the acupuncture group significantly increased average diffusion coefficient of the affected cerebral peduncle [MD = -0.21, 95% CI (-0.28, -0.13), P < .00001]. CONCLUSION The results of the meta-analysis suggest that acupuncture therapy can improve the clinical manifestations of motor dysfunction in patients after IS and advance a possibly beneficial effect on CST remodeling. However, due to the number and quality of eligible studies, these findings need to be further validated in more standardized, rigorous, high-quality clinical trials.
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- Weiming Zhu
- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China
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Kaesmacher J, Kreiser K, Manning NW, Gersing AS, Wunderlich S, Zimmer C, Kleine JF, Wiestler B, Boeckh-Behrens T. Clinical outcome prediction after thrombectomy of proximal middle cerebral artery occlusions by the appearance of lenticulostriate arteries on magnetic resonance angiography: A retrospective analysis. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2018; 38:1911-1923. [PMID: 28737109 PMCID: PMC6259316 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x17719790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Post-ischemic vasodynamic changes in infarcted brain parenchyma are common and range from hypo- to hyperperfusion. In the present study, appearance of the lenticulostriate arteries (LSAs) on postinterventional 3T time-of-flight (TOF)-MRA suggestive for altered post-stroke vasodynamics following thrombectomy was investigated. Patients who underwent thrombectomy for a proximal MCA occlusion and for whom postinterventional 3T TOF-MRA (median at day 3) was available, were included in this retrospective analysis (n=98). LSA appearance was categorized into presence (LSA-sign+) or absence (LSA-sign-) of vasodilatation in the ischemic hemisphere. Functional outcome was determined using the modified Rankin scale (mRS). LSA-sign+ was observed in 64/98 patients. Hypertension (adjusted OR: 0.171, 95% CI: 0.046-0.645) and preinterventional IV rtPA (adjusted OR: 0.265, 95% CI: 0.088-0.798) were associated with absence of the LSA-sign+. In multivariate logistic regression, LSA-sign+ was associated with substantial neurologic improvement (adjusted OR: 10.18, 95% CI: 2.69-38.57) and good functional outcome (discharge-mRS ≤ 2, adjusted OR: 7.127, 95% CI: 1.913-26.551 and day 90 mRS ≤ 2, adjusted OR: 3.786, 95% CI: 1.026-13.973) after correcting for relevant confounders. For all clinical endpoints, model fit improved when including the LSA-sign term (p<0.05). Asymmetrical dilatation of LSAs following successful thrombectomy indicates favorable neurologic and mid-term functional outcomes. This may indicate preserved cerebral blood flow regulatory mechanisms.
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- Johannes Kaesmacher
- 1 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- 2 Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, ViC, Australia
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- 3 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- 4 Department of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany.,5 Department of Neuroradiology, Vivantes Klinikum Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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Prediction of hemorrhagic transformation after acute thrombolysis following major artery occlusion using relative ADC ratio: A retrospective study. J Neuroradiol 2017; 44:361-366. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2017.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Revised: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hedderich DM, Boeckh-Behrens T, Friedrich B, Wiestler B, Wunderlich S, Zimmer C, Fischer U, Kleine JF, Kaesmacher J. Impact of time to endovascular reperfusion on outcome differs according to the involvement of the proximal MCA territory. J Neurointerv Surg 2017; 10:530-536. [PMID: 28855346 DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2017-013319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Revised: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND The time interval between symptom onset and reperfusion is a major determinant of the benefit of endovascular therapy (ET) and patients' outcome. The impact of time may be attenuated in patients with robust collaterals. However, not all regions in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory have access to collaterals. PURPOSE To evaluate if the involvement of the poorly collateralized proximal MCA territory has an impact on the degree of time dependency of patients' outcome. METHODS Patients with MCA occlusions treated with ET and involvement/sparing of the proximal striatocapsular MCA territory (SC+/SC-, each n=97) were matched according to their symptom onset to reperfusion times (SORTs). Correlation and impact of time on outcome was evaluated with strata of SC+/SC- using multivariate logistic regression models (LRMs), including interaction terms. Discharge National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS-DIS) score <5 and discharge modified Rankin Scale (mRS-DIS) score ≤2 were prespecified outcome measures. RESULTS A stronger correlation between all outcome measures (NIHSS-DIS/ΔNIHSS/mRS-DIS) and SORTs was found for SC+ patients than for SC-patients. SORTs were significant variables in LRMs for mRS-DIS score ≤2 and NIHSS-DIS score <5 in SC+ but not in SC- patients. Interaction of SC+ and SORTs was significant in LRMs for both endpoints. CONCLUSION Time dependency of outcome after ET is more pronounced if parts of the proximal MCA territory are affected. This may reflect the lack of collateralization in the striatocapsular region and a more stringent cell death with time. If confirmed, this finding may affect the selection of patients based on different time windows according to the territory at risk.
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- Dennis M Hedderich
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University Hostpital Bern and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Department of Neuroradiology, Charité, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University Hostpital Bern and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Shinoda N, Hori S, Mikami K, Bando T, Shimo D, Kuroyama T, Kuramoto Y, Matsumoto M, Hirai O, Ueno Y. Utility of relative ADC ratio in patient selection for endovascular revascularization of large vessel occlusion. J Neuroradiol 2017; 44:185-191. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2016.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/30/2016] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Revisiting Current Golden Rules in Managing Acute Ischemic Stroke: Evaluation of New Strategies to Further Improve Treatment Selection and Outcome. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2017; 208:32-41. [DOI: 10.2214/ajr.16.16557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Reis C, Wang Y, Akyol O, Ho WM, Ii RA, Stier G, Martin R, Zhang JH. What's New in Traumatic Brain Injury: Update on Tracking, Monitoring and Treatment. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:11903-65. [PMID: 26016501 PMCID: PMC4490422 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160611903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Revised: 05/04/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI), defined as an alteration in brain functions caused by an external force, is responsible for high morbidity and mortality around the world. It is important to identify and treat TBI victims as early as possible. Tracking and monitoring TBI with neuroimaging technologies, including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), positron emission tomography (PET), and high definition fiber tracking (HDFT) show increasing sensitivity and specificity. Classical electrophysiological monitoring, together with newly established brain-on-chip, cerebral microdialysis techniques, both benefit TBI. First generation molecular biomarkers, based on genomic and proteomic changes following TBI, have proven effective and economical. It is conceivable that TBI-specific biomarkers will be developed with the combination of systems biology and bioinformation strategies. Advances in treatment of TBI include stem cell-based and nanotechnology-based therapy, physical and pharmaceutical interventions and also new use in TBI for approved drugs which all present favorable promise in preventing and reversing TBI.
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- Cesar Reis
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 11041 Campus Street, Risley Hall, Room 219, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Jinan, Guangzhou 250012, China.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 11041 Campus Street, Risley Hall, Room 219, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 11041 Campus Street, Risley Hall, Room 219, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Innsbruck, Tyrol 6020, Austria.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 11041 Campus Street, Risley Hall, Room 219, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.
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Rosso C, Pires C, Corvol JC, Baronnet F, Crozier S, Leger A, Deltour S, Valabregue R, Amor-Sahli M, Lehéricy S, Dormont D, Samson Y. Hyperglycaemia, insulin therapy and critical penumbral regions for prognosis in acute stroke: further insights from the INSULINFARCT trial. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0120230. [PMID: 25793765 PMCID: PMC4368038 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Recently, the concept of 'clinically relevant penumbra' was defined as an area saved by arterial recanalization and correlated with stroke outcome. This clinically relevant penumbra was located in the subcortical structures, especially the periventricular white matter. Our aims were to confirm this hypothesis, to investigate the impact of admission hyperglycemia and of insulin treatment on the severity of ischemic damages in this area and to study the respective contributions of infarct volume and ischemic damage severity of the clinically relevant penumbra on 3-month outcome. METHODS We included 99 patients from the INSULINFARCT trial. Voxel-Based Analysis was carried on the Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) maps obtained at day one to localize the regions, which were more damaged in patients i) with poor clinical outcomes at three months and ii) without arterial recanalization. We determined the intersection of the detected areas, which represents the clinically relevant penumbra and investigated whether hyperglycemic status and insulin regimen affected the severity of ischemic damages in this area. We performed logistic regression to examine the contribution of infarct volume or early ADC decrease in this strategic area on 3-month outcome. FINDINGS Lower ADC values were found in the corona radiata in patients with poor prognosis (p< 0.0001) and in those without arterial recanalization (p< 0.0001). The tracking analysis showed that lesions in this area interrupted many important pathways. ADC values in this area were lower in hyperglycemic than in normoglycemic patients (average decrease of 41.6 ± 20.8 x10(-6) mm2/s) and unaffected by the insulin regimen (p: 0.10). ADC values in the clinically relevant penumbra, but not infarct volumes, were significant predictors of 3-month outcome. CONCLUSION These results confirm that the deep hemispheric white matter is part of the clinically relevant penumbra and show that hyperglycaemia exacerbates the apparition of irreversible ischemic damage within 24 hours in this area. However, early intensive insulin therapy fails to protect this area from infarction. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00472381.
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- Charlotte Rosso
- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Paris, France
- UPMC Paris 6, Inserm, U1127; CNRS, UMR 7225, Paris, France
- CONAM, UPMC Paris 6, Inserm, U1127, CNRS, UMR 7225, Paris, France
- APHP, Urgences Cérébro-Vasculaires, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Centre de Neuro-Imagerie de Recherche (CENIR), Paris, France
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- APHP, Urgences Cérébro-Vasculaires, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Paris, France
- UPMC Paris 6, Inserm, U1127; CNRS, UMR 7225, Paris, France
- INSERM, APHP, Centre d’Investigation Clinique CIC9503, Département des Maladies du Système Nerveux, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- APHP, Urgences Cérébro-Vasculaires, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- APHP, Urgences Cérébro-Vasculaires, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- APHP, Urgences Cérébro-Vasculaires, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- APHP, Urgences Cérébro-Vasculaires, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Paris, France
- UPMC Paris 6, Inserm, U1127; CNRS, UMR 7225, Paris, France
- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Centre de Neuro-Imagerie de Recherche (CENIR), Paris, France
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- APHP, Service de Neuroradiologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Paris, France
- UPMC Paris 6, Inserm, U1127; CNRS, UMR 7225, Paris, France
- CONAM, UPMC Paris 6, Inserm, U1127, CNRS, UMR 7225, Paris, France
- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Centre de Neuro-Imagerie de Recherche (CENIR), Paris, France
- APHP, Service de Neuroradiologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Paris, France
- UPMC Paris 6, Inserm, U1127; CNRS, UMR 7225, Paris, France
- APHP, Service de Neuroradiologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- COGIMAGE, UPMC Paris 6, Inserm, U1127, CNRS, UMR 7225, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, Paris, France
- UPMC Paris 6, Inserm, U1127; CNRS, UMR 7225, Paris, France
- APHP, Urgences Cérébro-Vasculaires, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- COGIMAGE, UPMC Paris 6, Inserm, U1127, CNRS, UMR 7225, Paris, France
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Zheng P, He B, Guo Y, Zeng J, Tong W. Decreased apparent diffusion coefficient in the pituitary and correlation with hypopituitarism in patients with traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurg 2015; 123:75-80. [PMID: 25679273 DOI: 10.3171/2014.12.jns132308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT The relationship between microstructural abnormality in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and hormone-secreting status remains unknown. In this study, the authors aimed to identify the role of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) using a diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) technique and to evaluate the association of such changes with hypopituitarism in patients with TBI. METHODS Diffusion-weighted images were obtained in 164 consecutive patients with TBI within 2 weeks after injury to generate the pituitary ADC as a measure of microstructural change. Patients with TBI were further grouped into those with and those without hypopituitarism based on the secretion status of pituitary hormones at 6 months postinjury. Thirty healthy individuals were enrolled in the study and underwent MRI examinations for comparison. Mean ADC values were compared between this control group, the patients with TBI and hypopituitarism, and the patients with TBI without hypopituitarism; correlational studies were also performed. Neurological outcome was assessed with the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) for all TBI patients 6 months postinjury. RESULTS In the TBI group, 84 patients had hypopituitarism and 80 had normal pituitary function. The pituitary ADC in TBI patients was significantly less than that in controls (1.83 ± 0.16 vs 4.13 ± 0.33, p < 0.01). Furthermore, the mean ADC was much lower in TBI patients with hypopituitarism than in those without pituitary dysfunction (1.32 ± 0.09 vs 2.28 ± 0.17, p < 0.05). There was also a significant difference in ADC values between patients with hyperprolactinemia and those with normal prolactin levels (p < 0.05). Additionally, the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that the pituitary ADC could predict hypopituitarism with a sensitivity of 90.0% and a specificity of 90.1% at the level of 1.720 (ADC value). Finally, the ADC value was positively correlated with neurological outcome at 6 months following TBI (r = 0.602, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Use of DWI demonstrated that the pituitary ADC is correlated with hormone-secreting status in TBI patients. The authors suggest that pituitary ADC may be a useful biomarker to predict pituitary function in patients with TBI.
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- Ping Zheng
- Department of Neurosurgery, Pudong New Area People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Pudong New Area People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Pudong New Area People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Pudong New Area People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Pudong New Area People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Spatial distribution of perfusion abnormality in acute MCA occlusion is associated with likelihood of later recanalization. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2014; 34:813-9. [PMID: 24473482 PMCID: PMC4013754 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Revised: 11/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The aim of this study is to investigate whether different spatial perfusion-deficit patterns, which indicate differing compensatory mechanisms, can be recognized and used to predict recanalization success of intravenous fibrinolytic therapy in acute stroke patients. Twenty-seven acute stroke data sets acquired within 6 hours from symptom onset including diffusion- (DWI) and perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging (PWI) were analyzed and dichotomized regarding recanalization outcome using time-of-flight follow-up data sets. The DWI data sets were used for calculation of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps and subsequent infarct core segmentation. A patient-individual three-dimensional (3D) shell model was generated based on the segmentation and used for spatial analysis of the ADC as well as cerebral blood volume (CBV), cerebral blood flow, time to peak (TTP), and mean transit time (MTT) parameters derived from PWI. Skewness, kurtosis, area under the curve, and slope were calculated for each parameter curve and used for classification (recanalized/nonrecanalized) using a LogitBoost Alternating Decision Tree (LAD Tree). The LAD tree optimization revealed that only ADC skewness, CBV kurtosis, and MTT kurtosis are required for best possible prediction of recanalization success with a precision of 85%. Our results suggest that the propensity for macrovascular recanalization after intravenous fibrinolytic therapy depends not only on clot properties but also on distal microvascular bed perfusion. The 3D approach for characterization of perfusion parameters seems promising for further research.
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Ma L, Gao PY, Hu QM, Lin Y, Jing LN, Xue J, Chen ZJ, Wang YJ, Liu ML, Cai YF. Effect of baseline magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparent diffusion coefficient lesion volume on functional outcome in ischemic stroke. Neurol Res 2013; 33:494-502. [DOI: 10.1179/016164111x13007856084124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Albach FN, Brunecker P, Usnich T, Villringer K, Ebinger M, Fiebach JB, Nolte CH. Complete Early Reversal of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Hyperintensities After Ischemic Stroke Is Mainly Limited to Small Embolic Lesions. Stroke 2013; 44:1043-8. [DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.111.676346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background and Purpose—
Case reports have demonstrated complete early reversal of hyperintensities on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) after clinically diagnosed stroke. We aimed to investigate systematically the rate and characteristics of reversible diffusion hyperintensities (RDHs) in the first week after stroke.
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Patients with clinical diagnosis of an acute cerebrovascular event and evidence of ischemia on DWI were included. MRI scans were performed on admission, on the following day, and 4 to 7 days after onset of symptoms with DWI and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery. Baseline and follow-up DWIs were coregistered and examined for individual RDHs. Characteristics of patients and of hyperintensities associated with early reversal were identified.
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We included 153 patients with a median National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score of 4 (interquartile range, 2–8). In 3 patients (2%), MR images normalized completely. Thirty-seven patients (24%) displayed individual RDHs. Of 611 initial DWI hyperintensities, 97 (16%) reversed. Thirteen percent of the RDHs had corresponding abnormalities on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images at the third measurement. Median size of the RDHs was 0.029 mL (interquartile range, 0.013–0.055). RDHs were associated with a multiple infarct pattern (odds ratio, 22.1; 95% confidence interval, 4.5–109.7) and symptomatic carotid stenosis (odds ratio, 5.5; 95% confidence interval, 1.4–21.5). Fifty-nine percent of the patients with RDHs had new additional lesions on follow-up DWI. RDHs were not associated with functional improvement on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score.
Conclusions—
In this population of mainly minor to moderate stroke patients, complete normalization of MR images was rare. Complete reversal of individual DWI hyperintensities was limited to very small lesions and mostly occurred in embolic stroke patients.
Clinical Trial Registration—
URL:
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov
. Unique identifier: NCT00715533.
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- Fredrik N. Albach
- From the Department of Neurology (F.N.A., T.U., M.E., C.H.N.) and Center for Stroke Research Berlin (P.B., K.V., M.E., J.B.F., C.H.N.), Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology (F.N.A., T.U., M.E., C.H.N.) and Center for Stroke Research Berlin (P.B., K.V., M.E., J.B.F., C.H.N.), Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology (F.N.A., T.U., M.E., C.H.N.) and Center for Stroke Research Berlin (P.B., K.V., M.E., J.B.F., C.H.N.), Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology (F.N.A., T.U., M.E., C.H.N.) and Center for Stroke Research Berlin (P.B., K.V., M.E., J.B.F., C.H.N.), Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology (F.N.A., T.U., M.E., C.H.N.) and Center for Stroke Research Berlin (P.B., K.V., M.E., J.B.F., C.H.N.), Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology (F.N.A., T.U., M.E., C.H.N.) and Center for Stroke Research Berlin (P.B., K.V., M.E., J.B.F., C.H.N.), Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology (F.N.A., T.U., M.E., C.H.N.) and Center for Stroke Research Berlin (P.B., K.V., M.E., J.B.F., C.H.N.), Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Rosso C, Colliot O, Valabrègue R, Crozier S, Dormont D, Lehéricy S, Samson Y. Tissue at risk in the deep middle cerebral artery territory is critical to stroke outcome. Neuroradiology 2011; 53:763-71. [DOI: 10.1007/s00234-011-0916-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2011] [Accepted: 07/08/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Fung SH, Roccatagliata L, Gonzalez RG, Schaefer PW. MR Diffusion Imaging in Ischemic Stroke. Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2011; 21:345-77, xi. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2011.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Warach S, Baird AE, Dani KA, Wintermark M, Kidwell CS. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cerebrovascular Diseases. Stroke 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-1-4160-5478-8.10046-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Knash M, Tsang A, Hameed B, Saini M, Jeerakathil T, Beaulieu C, Emery D, Butcher K. Low Cerebral Blood Volume Is Predictive of Diffusion Restriction Only in Hyperacute Stroke. Stroke 2010; 41:2795-800. [DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.590554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background and Purpose—
Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) demonstrates ischemic tissue with high sensitivity. Although low cerebral blood volume (CBV) is also used as a marker for infarction, the quantitative relationship between diffusion abnormalities and CBV is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that CBV would decrease proportionally to the apparent diffusion coefficient in patients with acute stroke and thus could be used as a surrogate parameter for diffusion restriction.
Methods—
Perfusion-weighted imaging and DWI was performed in 54 patients within 28 hours of symptom onset. Mean apparent diffusion coefficient, cerebral blood flow, and CBV were measured within DWI lesions and contralateral regions.
Results—
Within DWI lesions, CBV (3.3±1.9 mL/100 g) was significantly decreased relative to contralateral regions (4.1±2.1 mL/100 g,
P
<0.001). Relative CBV was not decreased in patients with evidence of early reperfusion (1.2±0.5) or mild stroke (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale <4, 1.1±0.6). Linear regression indicated that relative CBV was predictive of relative apparent diffusion coefficient only in patients imaged within 9 hours of symptom onset (
R
=0.50,
P
=0.02). Ischemic tissue volumes generated using a CBV threshold of the 50th percentile of normal tissue were correlated with DWI lesion volumes (
R
=0.73,
P
<0.001). The mean difference between the CBV threshold of the 50th percentile of normal tissue and DWI lesion volumes was 6.3 mL (95% limits of agreement, 0.1 to 12.6 mL).
Conclusions—
Decreases in relative CBV are predictive of diffusion abnormalities in ischemic stroke. The pattern of CBV changes varies with clinical severity and symptom duration. Ischemic tissue volumes comparable to DWI lesions can be generated using CBV thresholds, but the use of this method is limited in patients with minor stroke.
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- Michael Knash
- From the Division of Neurology (M.K., B.H., M.S., K.B.), the Department of Biomedical Engineering (A.T., C.B.), and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology (M.K., B.H., M.S., K.B.), the Department of Biomedical Engineering (A.T., C.B.), and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology (M.K., B.H., M.S., K.B.), the Department of Biomedical Engineering (A.T., C.B.), and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology (M.K., B.H., M.S., K.B.), the Department of Biomedical Engineering (A.T., C.B.), and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology (M.K., B.H., M.S., K.B.), the Department of Biomedical Engineering (A.T., C.B.), and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology (M.K., B.H., M.S., K.B.), the Department of Biomedical Engineering (A.T., C.B.), and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology (M.K., B.H., M.S., K.B.), the Department of Biomedical Engineering (A.T., C.B.), and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- From the Division of Neurology (M.K., B.H., M.S., K.B.), the Department of Biomedical Engineering (A.T., C.B.), and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging (D.E.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Ma L, Gao PY, Hu QM, Lin Y, Jing LN, Xue J, Wang XC, Chen ZJ, Wang YL, Liao XL, Liu ML, Chen WJ. Prediction of infarct core and salvageable ischemic tissue volumes by analyzing apparent diffusion coefficient without intravenous contrast material. Acad Radiol 2010; 17:1506-17. [PMID: 21056849 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2010.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2010] [Revised: 07/23/2010] [Accepted: 07/26/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES To investigate whether baseline apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps can be employed to predict both infarct core and salvageable ischemic tissue volumes in acute ischemic stroke. MATERIALS AND METHODS An automated image analysis system based on baseline ADC maps was tested against 30 patients with acute ischemic stroke of anterior circulation to predict both infarct core and salvageable ischemic tissue volumes. The predicted infarct core and predicted salvageable ischemic tissue were quantitatively and qualitatively compared with follow-up imaging data in recanalization and no recanalization groups, respectively. Direct comparisons with perfusion- and diffusion- weighted magnetic resonance imaging measures were also made. Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Spearman rank correlation, and Bland-Altman plots were performed. RESULTS In the recanalization group, the predicted infarct core volume was significantly correlated with the final infarct volume (r = 0. 868, P < .001). In the no recanalization group, the predicted final infarct volume (sum of the predicted infarct core and salvageable ischemic tissue volumes), as well as the predicted salvageable ischemic tissue volume, was also significantly correlated with the true final infarct volume (r = 0.955, P < .001) and infarct growth (r = 0.918, P < .001), respectively. The volumes of perfusion-diffusion mismatch were significantly larger than those of infarct growth and predicted salvageable ischemic tissue. Good agreement between predicted and true final infarct lesions was visualized by Bland-Altman plots in two groups. Direct visual comparative analysis revealed good qualitative agreement between the true final infarct and predicted lesions in 21 patients. CONCLUSION The proposed ADC based approach may be a feasible and practical tool to predict the volumes of infarct core and salvageable ischemic tissue without intravenous contrast media-enhanced perfusion-weighted imaging at baseline.
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Thomalla G, Hartmann F, Juettler E, Singer OC, Lehnhardt FG, Köhrmann M, Kersten JF, Krützelmann A, Humpich MC, Sobesky J, Gerloff C, Villringer A, Fiehler J, Neumann-Haefelin T, Schellinger PD, Röther J. Prediction of malignant middle cerebral artery infarction by magnetic resonance imaging within 6 hours of symptom onset: A prospective multicenter observational study. Ann Neurol 2010; 68:435-45. [PMID: 20865766 DOI: 10.1002/ana.22125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2010] [Revised: 05/18/2010] [Accepted: 06/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Early identification of patients at risk of space-occupying "malignant" middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction (MMI) is needed to enable timely decision for potentially life-saving treatment such as decompressive hemicraniectomy. We tested the hypothesis that acute stroke magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) predicts MMI within 6 hours of stroke onset. METHODS In a prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study patients with acute ischemic stroke and MCA main stem occlusion were studied by MRI including diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), perfusion imaging (PI), and MR-angiography within 6 hours of symptom onset. Multivariate regression analysis was used to identify clinical and imaging predictors of MMI. RESULTS Of 140 patients included, 27 (19.3%) developed MMI. The following parameters were identified as independent predictors of MMI: larger acute DWI lesion volume (per 1 ml odds ratio [OR] 1.04, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.02-1.06; p < 0.001), combined MCA + internal carotid artery occlusion (5.38, 1.55-18.68; p = 0.008), and severity of neurological deficit on admission assessed by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score (per 1 point 1.16, 1.00-1.35; p = 0.053). The prespecified threshold of a DWI lesion volume >82 ml predicted MMI with high specificity (0.98, 95% CI 0.94-1.00), negative predictive value (0.90, 0.83-0.94), and positive predictive value (0.88, 0.62-0.98), but sensitivity was low (0.52, 0.32-0.71). INTERPRETATION Stroke MRI on admission predicts malignant course in severe MCA stroke with high positive and negative predictive value and may help in guiding treatment decisions, such as decompressive surgery. In a subset of patients with small initial DWI lesion volumes, repeated diagnostic tests are required.
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- Götz Thomalla
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Kopf- und Neurozentrum, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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The treatment of acute ischaemic stroke is based on the principle that there is ischaemic but still potentially salvageable tissue that could be rescued if blood flow could be restored quickly. It is assumed that salvage might only be possible in the first few hours, and that infarct expansion is a direct result of failed recanalization of the main artery. This concept arose from experimental work in the 1970s, supported more recently by studies using imaging to identify penumbral tissue. However, although magnetic resonance diffusion and perfusion imaging is a way of imaging penumbral tissue and has been around for over a decade, it is not an easy technique to apply in practice and its use has produced conflicting results. Computed tomography perfusion, and any other tissue perfusion imaging technique, is likely to encounter the same difficulties. Indeed many factors, other than the presence of a diffusion-perfusion mismatch acutely, may determine or influence ultimate tissue fate even days after the stroke, and in turn, clinical outcome. Many of these potential influences are beginning to emerge from studies using different forms of imaging at later times after stroke. This review will explore the information now emerging from imaging studies in large artery ischaemic stroke to summarize knowledge to date and indicate unresolved issues for the future.
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- J M Wardlaw
- SINAPSE Collaboration, SFC Brain Imaging Research Centre, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh EH4 2EX, UK.
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Sanak D, Horak D, Herzig R, Hlustik P, Kanovsky P. THE ROLE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FOR ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE. Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub 2009; 153:181-7. [DOI: 10.5507/bp.2009.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Imaging in Acute Stroke – a Personal View*. Clin Neuroradiol 2009; 19:20-30. [DOI: 10.1007/s00062-009-8030-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2008] [Accepted: 10/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Murayama K, Katada K, Nakane M, Toyama H, Anno H, Hayakawa M, Ruiz DSM, Murphy KJ. Whole-Brain Perfusion CT Performed with a Prototype 256–Detector Row CT System: Initial Experience. Radiology 2009; 250:202-11. [PMID: 19092094 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2501071809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Kazuhiro Murayama
- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Radiological Technology, School of Health Sciences, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
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Kalowska E, Rostrup E, Rosenbaum S, Petersen P, Paulson O. Acute MRI Changes in Progressive Ischemic Stroke. Eur Neurol 2008; 59:229-36. [DOI: 10.1159/000115636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2007] [Accepted: 08/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Rivers CS, Wardlaw JM, Armitage PA, Bastin ME, Hand PJ, Dennis MS. Acute Ischemic Stroke Lesion Measurement on Diffusion-weighted Imaging–Important Considerations in Designing Acute Stroke Trials With Magnetic Resonance Imaging. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2007; 16:64-70. [PMID: 17689396 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2006.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2006] [Revised: 10/30/2006] [Accepted: 11/09/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND In acute ischemic stroke, magnetic resonance diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is increasingly used to select patients for inclusion or as a surrogate outcome marker in clinical trials, or in routine practice. Little is known of what factors might affect DWI lesion size measurement. We examined morphologic factors that might affect DWI lesion measurement. METHODS On DWI obtained less than 24 hours after stroke, we categorized lesions according to DWI appearance (solitary or multifocal; well-defined or ill-defined edges), lesion size (</>5 cm(3)), and time to imaging (<6, 6-12, and 12-24 hours). Two observers (senior neuroradiologist; less-experienced imaging neuroscientist) measured all lesions. In 4 representative cases we assessed DWI lesion volume using two apparent diffusion coefficient thresholds (0.55 and 0.65 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s). RESULTS Among 63 patients (33% imaged < 6 hours after stroke), the neuroradiologist measured larger lesion volumes than the imaging neuroscientist (median 4.29 v 3.50 cm(3), respectively, P < .01). Differences between observers were greatest in patients scanned within 6 hours of stroke, in multifocal ill-defined or large lesions (all P < .01). Both apparent diffusion coefficient thresholds underestimated lesion extent and included remote normal tissue, particularly in multifocal ill-defined large lesions. CONCLUSION DWI lesion characteristics influence lesion volume measurement. Large, multifocal, ill-defined DWI lesions obtained in less than 6 hours have the greatest variability. Trials using DWI should account for this in their study design.
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- Carly S Rivers
- Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Guadagno JV, Jones PS, Fryer TD, Barret O, Aigbirhio FI, Carpenter TA, Price CJ, Gillard JH, Warburton EA, Baron JC. Local Relationships Between Restricted Water Diffusion and Oxygen Consumption in the Ischemic Human Brain. Stroke 2006; 37:1741-8. [PMID: 16763173 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000232437.00621.86] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE MR is widely used to depict still ischemic but viable tissue in acute stroke. However, the relationship between the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and energy failure from reduced oxygen supply are unknown in man. METHODS Acute carotid-territory stroke patients were studied prospectively with both diffusion tensor-imaging and back-to-back steady-state 15O-PET. Substantial numbers of voxels with oxygen extraction fraction >0.70 (ie, significant ongoing hypoxia) were identified in 3 patients (imaged at 7, 16 and 21 hours after stroke onset). In this voxel population, the quantitative relationships between the ADC and cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2), and ADC and cerebral blood flow (CBF), were assessed. RESULTS The ADC remained essentially unchanged until CBF reached values approximately 20 mls/100g per min, beyond which it declined linearly. In contrast, except when severely reduced, the ADC was a poorer predictor of CMRO2. For both CBF and CMRO2, however, the relationship with ADC became steeper with longer times since onset, ie, the same ADC reflected lower perfusion and CMRO2 with elapsed time. CONCLUSIONS Despite the small sample and late times from stroke onset, the findings indicate that the degree of restricted water diffusion reliably reflects the severity of oxygen deprivation below the penumbral threshold but is less strongly related to metabolic disruption, which may explain why the ADC does not reliably predict tissue outcome. However, the same degree of diffusion restriction may correspond to greater severity of tissue disruption with elapsing time, which has relevance for stroke therapy. Time elapsed since stroke onset should be taken into account when interpreting ADC declines and in voxel-based infarct prediction models.
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Schaefer PW, Copen WA, Lev MH, Gonzalez RG. Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Acute Stroke. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2006; 14:141-68. [PMID: 16873008 DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2006.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Diffusion MR imaging has improved evaluation of acute ischemic stroke vastly. It is highly sensitive and specific in the detection of infarction at early time points when CT and conventional MR sequences are unreliable. The initial DWI lesion is believed to represent infarction core and usually progresses to infarction unless there is early reperfusion. The initial DWI lesion volume and ADC ratios correlate highly with final infarction volume and with acute and chronic neurologic assessment tests. ADC values may be useful in differentiating tissue destined to infarct from that potentially salvageable with reperfusion therapy. ADC values also may be useful for determining tissue at risk of HT after reperfusion therapy. DTI can quantify differences in the responses of gray versus white matter to ischemia. FA may be important in determining stroke onset time, and tractography provides early detection of wallerian degeneration that may be important in determining prognosis. Finally, DWI can determine which patients who have TIA are at risk for subsequent large vessel infarction and can differentiate stroke from stroke mimics. With improvements in MR software and hardware, diffusion MR undoubtedly will continue to improve the management of patients who have acute stroke.
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- Pamela W Schaefer
- Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Gaviria M, Bonny JM, Haton H, Jean B, Teigell M, Renou JP, Privat A. Time course of acute phase in mouse spinal cord injury monitored by ex vivo quantitative MRI. Neurobiol Dis 2006; 22:694-701. [PMID: 16545959 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2006.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2005] [Revised: 12/23/2005] [Accepted: 01/19/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
Abstract
During the acute phase of spinal cord injury (SCI), major alterations of white and grey matter are a key issue, which determine the neurological outcome. The present study with ex vivo quantitative high-field magnetic resonance microimaging (MRI) was intended in order to identify sensitive parameters of tissue disruption in a well-controlled mouse model of ischemic SCI. MR imaging evidenced changes as early as the second hour after the lesion in the dorsal horns, which appear swollen. After 4 h, alterations of the white matter of dorsal and lateral funiculi were reflected by a progressive loss of white/grey matter contrast with further ventral extension by the 24th hour. Diffusion tensor imaging and multi-exponential T2 measurements permitted to quantify these physicochemical, time-related, alterations during the 24-h period. This characterization of spatial and temporal evolution of SCI will contribute to better define both the most appropriate targets for future therapies and more accurate therapeutic windows. Upcoming directions include the use of these parameters on in vivo animal models and their application to clinics. Indeed, magnetic resonance techniques appear now as a major non-invasive translation tool in CNS pathologies based on the development of more appropriate pre-clinical models.
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- Manuel Gaviria
- Neuréva Inc.-INM, CHU St Eloi, 80 rue Augustin Fliche, 34295 Montpellier, France.
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Mezzapesa DM, Petruzzellis M, Lucivero V, Prontera M, Tinelli A, Sancilio M, Carella A, Federico F. Multimodal MR examination in acute ischemic stroke. Neuroradiology 2006; 48:238-46. [PMID: 16508783 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-005-0045-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2005] [Accepted: 10/06/2005] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
In recent years, combined diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) with perfusion imaging (PI) has become an important investigational tool in the acute phase of ischemic stroke, as it may differentiate reversible from irreversible brain tissue damage. We consecutively examined 20 subjects within 12 h of stroke onset using a multiparametric magnetic resonance (MR) examination consisting of DWI, mean transit time (MTT) as PI parameter, and MR angiography (MRA). T2-weighted and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) on day 7 were also acquired in order to obtain final infarct volume. The following MR parameters were considered: volumetric measures of lesion growth and MTT abnormalities, quantification of regional apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and visual inspection of MRA findings. Our results showed: (1) an acute DWI lesion was not predictive of lesion growth and the DWI abnormality did not represent the irreversibly infarcted tissue; (2) ADC values in the ischemic penumbra could not predict tissue at risk; (3) the DWI-PI mismatch did not predict lesion growth, and the PI abnormality overestimated the amount of tissue at risk; and (4) patients with proximal middle cerebral artery occlusion had greater initial and final infarct volumes. This study did not demonstrate the prognostic value of a multimodal MR approach in early ischemic stroke; MRA alone provided predictive information about the volumetric evolution of the lesion.
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- D M Mezzapesa
- Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Bari, Italy
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Loh PS, Butcher KS, Parsons MW, MacGregor L, Desmond PM, Tress BM, Davis SM. Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Thresholds Do Not Predict the Response to Acute Stroke Thrombolysis. Stroke 2005; 36:2626-31. [PMID: 16269645 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000189688.95557.2b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background and Purpose—
Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) thresholds for tissue infarction have been identified in acute stroke. IV tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is associated with tissue salvage. We hypothesized that tPA would lower the ADC threshold for infarction.
Methods—
ADC and mean transit time (MTT) maps were generated for 26 patients imaged within 6 hours of stroke onset (12 tPA and 14 conservatively managed controls). MTT maps and day-90 T2-weighted images were coregistered to ADC maps. Relative ADC (rADC) values were calculated for initial diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) lesions, infarct growth regions (final infarct volume−the acute DWI lesion volume), and hypoperfused salvaged regions (HS; MTT map abnormality−the final infarct volume). When relevant, the DWI lesion was subdivided into DWI reversal and DWI infarct regions.
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Mean DWI lesion rADC was 0.79 in tPA and 0.74 in untreated patients (
P
=0.097). Mean rADC in HS and infarct growth regions were similar in tPA patients (0.950 and 0.946) and untreated patients (0.957,
P
=0.76; 0.970,
P
=0.08, respectively). The rADC in HS tissue was directly correlated with the time to treatment with tPA (
r
=0.685;
P
=0.029). DWI reversal was seen in 67% of tPA-treated patients and in 36% of those conservatively managed (Fisher exact test;
P
=0.238). In the 13 patients with DWI reversal, the mean rADC in these regions (0.81±0.07) was significantly higher than in the acute DWI region that infarcted (0.74±0.07;
P
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The peri-DWI lesion region contains tissue with intermediate ADC values. The fate of this tissue is variable and cannot be predicted based on the ADC alone. DWI expansion occurs in bioenergetically normal tissue, and this is attenuated by tPA in a time-dependent fashion.
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Seitz RJ, Meisel S, Weller P, Junghans U, Wittsack HJ, Siebler M. Initial Ischemic Event: Perfusion-weighted MR Imaging and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient for Stroke Evolution. Radiology 2005; 237:1020-8. [PMID: 16237134 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2373041435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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PURPOSE To prospectively determine if the degree of acute perfusion or diffusion abnormalities measured prior to treatment onset help predict the evolution of brain infarction on magnetic resonance (MR) images. MATERIALS AND METHODS Local ethics committee approval and informed consent were obtained. On parametric maps obtained in 64 patients (mean age, 64 years +/- 13 [standard deviation]; 37 men and 27 women) with acute middle cerebral artery infarction, lesion volumetry was performed to determine time to peak, mean transit time, cerebral blood volume, and apparent diffusion coefficient obtained within 3 hours of symptom onset. The infarct lesions were assessed on T2-weighted MR images obtained at follow-up on day 8. Cerebrovascular changes were determined on MR angiograms. Inferential and correlation statistics were used. RESULTS A perfusion delay of more than 6 seconds relative to the nonaffected hemisphere on time-to-peak maps helped to predict the lesion volume on T2-weighted images (r = 0.686, P < .001). In contrast, neither the volume nor the degree of the diffusion abnormality helped to predict the infarct volume (r < 0.46). This was because in one subgroup of patients there was an increase and in one subgroup there was a decrease in infarct volume on the T2-weighted images (P < .001). There was a greater prevalence (P < .02) of cerebral artery abnormalities in the patients with larger infarcts. Clinically, the neurologic impairment was more severe (P < .01) and the mean arterial pressure higher (P < .04) in these patients. CONCLUSION The results suggest that in acute stroke the severity of the initial ischemic event as determined on time-to-peak maps indicates hemodynamic compromise in addition to internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery occlusion, because of abnormalities in other cerebral arteries.
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- Rüdiger J Seitz
- Department of Neurology, Heinrich-Heine University of Düsseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Schaefer PW, Copen WA, Lev MH, Gonzalez RG. Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Acute Stroke. Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2005; 15:503-30, ix-x. [PMID: 16360586 DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2005.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In magnetic resonance diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), regions of the brain are depicted not only on the basis of physical properties, such as T2 relaxation and spin density, which influence image contrast in conventional MR imaging, but also by local characteristics of water molecule diffusion. The diffusion of water molecules is altered in a variety of disease processes, including ischemic stroke. The changes that occur in acute infarction enable DWI to detect very early ischemia. Also, because predictable progression of diffusion findings occurs during the evolution of ischemia, DWI enables more precise estimation of the time of stroke onset than does conventional imaging.
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Unenhanced CT remains the most widely used imaging technique and is the standard of care for acute stroke evaluation. Early ischemic signs (EIS) within the first 3 to 6 hours of symptom onset (eg, parenchymal hypodensity, sulcal effacement, and dense vessel) have been advocated as a triage tool for thrombolytic therapy. Recent studies have challenged the relevance of these EIS within 3 hours of stroke onset, with advanced MR and CT methods increasingly competing with unenhanced CT as the primary imaging modality for acute ischemia. Nonetheless, the insights regarding acute stroke physiology provided by studying the CT evolution of early ischemic signs continue to be valuable for the informed interpretation of all stroke images. It is these insights that comprise the topic of this article.
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- Thomas Kucinski
- Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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Fiehler J, Remmele C, Kucinski T, Rosenkranz M, Thomalla G, Weiller C, Zeumer H, Röther J. Reperfusion after Severe Local Perfusion Deficit Precedes Hemorrhagic Transformation: An MRI Study in Acute Stroke Patients. Cerebrovasc Dis 2005; 19:117-24. [PMID: 15640606 DOI: 10.1159/000083180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2003] [Accepted: 07/24/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We applied magnetic resonance imaging to analyze the degree of local diffusion and perfusion abnormalities and the status of reperfusion in regions with subsequent hemorrhagic transformation (HT). METHODS 51 patients with acute ischemic stroke were studied by diffusion- and perfusion-weighted imaging within 3.0 +/- 0.8 h, on day 1 and days 5-8. After realignment of the image data sets, the parameter maps of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral blood volume (CBV), and mean transit time were analyzed in the area of subsequent HT. The degree of local diffusion and perfusion impairment in the HT area was compared with the entire diffusion and perfusion abnormality. Reperfusion status was separately assessed for the entire perfusion abnormality and the HT area. RESULTS HT was observed in 19/51 patients (37.2%) within 8 days after symptom onset. Areas destined for HT revealed a more severe decrease in ADC (to 70 +/- 13%; p < 0.01), CBV (to 31 +/- 26%; p < 0.001) and CBF (to 28 +/- 19%; p < 0.001) compared to the entire perfusion abnormality. Local reperfusion in the HT area was seen in 18/19 patients. The presence of HT did not coincide with a worse clinical outcome. DISCUSSION HT is the result of reperfusion in the region with the most severe local perfusion impairment and does not influence the neurological outcome.
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- Jens Fiehler
- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Eppendorf, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
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Seitz RJ, Meisel S, Moll M, Wittsack HJ, Junghans U, Siebler M. Partial rescue of the perfusion deficit area by thrombolysis. J Magn Reson Imaging 2005; 22:199-205. [PMID: 16028252 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the evolution of the perfusion deficit area following systemic thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) in a clinical study on acute cerebral ischemia. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed volumetric measurements of the acute ischemic lesions in MR images of perfusion (TTP, MTT, and rCBV) and in diffusion-weighted (DW) images, as well as the manifest stroke lesions in T2-weighted MR images on day 8. We compared the data of 29 patients who were subjected to systemic thrombolysis with those of 18 patients who were not eligible for thrombolysis. RESULTS In the treated patients there were prominent MTT/DWI and TTP/DWI mismatches (P < 0.0006). The acute TTP volumes were smaller than the acute MTT volumes, but as large as the T2 lesions on day 8. The MTT/T2 lesion volume reduction was significant (P < 0.03) in patients who received the GPIIb/IIIa receptor antagonist tirofiban (N = 13) in addition to the low-dose rtPA. This corresponded to a greater neurological improvement compared to patients who received rtPA alone (P < 0.05). In contrast, in the nontreated patients the initial MTT and TTP lesion volumes were of similar magnitude and predicted the T2 lesions on day 8. In the treated and nontreated patients the TTP lesion signified the viability threshold of acute ischemia, which corresponded to a rCBF of 25 +/- 11 mL/100 g/min. CONCLUSION The perfusion deficit area comprises the ischemic core that is destined to undergo necrosis, and an ischemic rim that is salvageable by systemic thrombolysis.
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- Rüdiger J Seitz
- Department of Neurology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, University Hospital, Moorenstrasse 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Els T, Kassubek J, Kubalek R, Klisch J. Diffusion-weighted MRI during early global cerebral hypoxia: a predictor for clinical outcome? Acta Neurol Scand 2004; 110:361-7. [PMID: 15527448 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2004.00342.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES As prognostic assessment of prolonged cerebral hypoxia is often difficult on clinical grounds, a tool for an early prognosis of clinical outcome is desirable. PATIENTS AND METHODS In a prospective study, we investigated the prognostic value of diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) in 12 patients within 36 h after global cerebral hypoxia. Results of DWI including apparent diffusion coefficient maps (ADC) were analyzed and related to the clinical outcome after 6 months, in comparison with conventional magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI). RESULTS Three patients with a short resuscitation time showed normal findings in cMRI and DWI and a good recovery. In seven patients, DWI revealed multiple large hyperintense areas although cMRI was normal. In two patients, large diffuse lesions were observed in DWI which were also found in cMRI. All of these nine patients developed a vegetative state in the follow-up examination. CONCLUSION Pathological DWI during the early phase after cerebral hypoxia might be superior to cMRI as a predictor of a worse clinical outcome.
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- Th Els
- Department of Neurology and Neurophysiology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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Warach S, Kidwell CS, Baird AE. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Stroke 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/b0-44-306600-0/50024-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Kidwell CS, Alger JR, Saver JL. Beyond mismatch: evolving paradigms in imaging the ischemic penumbra with multimodal magnetic resonance imaging. Stroke 2003; 34:2729-35. [PMID: 14576370 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000097608.38779.cc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 333] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The ability to quickly and efficiently identify the ischemic penumbra in the acute stroke clinical setting is an important goal for stroke researchers and clinicians. Early and accurate identification of potentially salvageable versus irreversibly infarcted brain tissue may enable selection of the most appropriate candidates for early stroke therapies and identify patients who may still benefit from late recanalization or neuroprotective treatment. Recent advances in magnetic resonance imaging of the ischemic penumbra have been driven by serial MRI studies characterizing the natural evolution of cerebral infarction as well as the brain's response to reperfusion. SUMMARY OF COMMENT Based on these studies, various models for imaging the penumbra with MRI have been proposed, including the pioneering diffusion-perfusion mismatch model and later multivariate approaches. Each model has its own unique advantages and disadvantages. CONCLUSIONS There now are sufficient data to support paradigm shifts in a variety of central tenets regarding MRI and the ischemic penumbra. These include the insights that diffusion-perfusion mismatch does not optimally define the penumbra; that early diffusion lesions are in part reversible and often include both irreversibly infarcted tissue and penumbra; that the visible zone of perfusion abnormality overestimates the penumbra by including regions of benign oligemia; that MRI is a very practical method for acute stroke imaging; and that therapeutic salvage of the ischemic penumbra has been demonstrated in humans using diffusion-perfusion MRI.
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- Chelsea S Kidwell
- University of California at Los Angeles Stroke Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Krep H, Böttiger BW, Bock C, Kerskens CM, Radermacher B, Fischer M, Hoehn M, Hossmann KA. Time course of circulatory and metabolic recovery of cat brain after cardiac arrest assessed by perfusion- and diffusion-weighted imaging and MR-spectroscopy. Resuscitation 2003; 58:337-48. [PMID: 12969612 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-9572(03)00151-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Brain recovery after cardiac arrest (CA) was assessed in cats using arterial spin tagging perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and 1H-spectroscopy (1H-MRS). Cerebral reperfusion and metabolic recovery was monitored in the cortex and in basal ganglia for 6 h after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Furthermore, the effects of an hypertonic/hyperoncotic solution (7.5% NaCl/6% hydroxyl ethyl starch, HES) and a tissue-type plasminogen activator (TPA), applied during CPR, were assessed on brain recovery. CA and CPR were carried out in the MR scanner by remote control. CA for 15-20 min was induced by electrical fibrillation of the heart, followed by CPR using a pneumatic vest. PWI after successful CPR revealed initial cerebral hyperperfusion followed by delayed hypoperfusion. Initial cerebral recirculation was improved after osmotic treatment. Osmotic and thrombolytic therapy were ineffective in ameliorating delayed hypoperfusion. Calculation of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) from DWI demonstrated complete recovery of ion and water homeostasis in all animals. 1H-MRS measurements of lactate suggested an extended preservation of post-ischaemic anaerobic metabolism after TPA treatment. The combination of noninvasive MR techniques is a powerful tool for the evaluation of therapeutical strategies on circulatory and metabolic cerebral recovery after experimental cerebral ischaemia.
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- Henning Krep
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
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Nicoli F, Lefur Y, Denis B, Ranjeva JP, Confort-Gouny S, Cozzone PJ. Metabolic counterpart of decreased apparent diffusion coefficient during hyperacute ischemic stroke: a brain proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging study. Stroke 2003; 34:e82-7. [PMID: 12817104 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000078659.43423.0a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Recent studies have shown that the brain ischemic area defined by the map of decreased apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) obtained by diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) during the first hours of ischemic stroke includes a significant part of ischemic penumbra. We hypothesize that the misjudgment of the final infarct size by ADC mapping may be related to a restricted ability of DWI to capture variations in the intensity of cellular suffering. In an attempt to characterize metabolically the hypoperfused brain parenchyma, we studied the relationship between ADC values and brain metabolic parameters measured by proton MR spectroscopic imaging (SI). METHODS Six patients with hyperacute ischemic stroke were explored within the first 7 hours after onset with the use of a MR protocol including T2*-weighted MRI, DWI, SI, perfusion-weighted imaging, and MR angiography. RESULTS This study demonstrates, for the first time, a wide gradient of ischemia-related metabolic anomalies within the abnormal area delineated by DWI during hyperacute ischemic stroke. In the narrow range of decreased mean ADC values (0.60 to 0.40 x 10(-9) m2 x s(-1)), a 33% decrease in mean ADC is associated with a 122% increase in lactate/N-acetyl aspartate ratio. Mean ADC values never fall below 0.40 x 10(-9) m2 x s(-1) within the severely affected ischemic tissue, while SI still detects a large metabolic heterogeneity inside areas showing similar decreased mean ADC values close to this threshold. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that the region of very low mean ADC values observed during hyperacute ischemic stroke contains areas of various tissue damage intensity characterized by SI in relation to different stages of cellular metabolic injury. This observation may explain why ADC mapping does not reliably predict final infarct size.
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- Centre de Résonance Magnétique Biologique et Médicale, UMR CNRS No. 6612, Faculté de Médecine de Marseille, France
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Hermier M, Nighoghossian N, Adeleine P, Berthezène Y, Derex L, Yilmaz H, Dugor JF, Dardel P, Cotton F, Philippeau F, Trouillas P, Froment JC. Early magnetic resonance imaging prediction of arterial recanalization and late infarct volume in acute carotid artery stroke. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2003; 23:240-8. [PMID: 12571455 DOI: 10.1097/01.wcb.0000043340.09081.7e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In patients with acute ischemic stroke, early recanalization may save tissue at risk for ischemic infarction, thus resulting in smaller infarcts and better clinical outcome. The hypothesis that clinical and diffusion- and perfusion-weighted imaging (DWI, PWI) parameters may have a predictive value for early recanalization and final infarct size was assessed. Twenty-nine patients were prospectively enrolled and underwent sequential magnetic resonance imaging (1) within 6 hours from hemispheric stroke onset, before thrombolytic therapy; (2) at day 1; and (3) at day 60. Late infarct volume was assessed by T2 -weighted imaging. At each time, clinical status was assessed by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). Twenty-eight patients had arterial occlusion at day 0 magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). They were classified into two groups according to day 1 MRA: recanalization (n = 18) versus persistent occlusion (n = 10). Any significant differences between these groups were assessed regarding (1) PWI and DWI abnormality volumes, (2) relative and absolute time-to-peak (TTP) and apparent diffusion coefficient within the lesion on DWI; and (3) day 60 lesion volume on T2 -weighted imaging. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the most powerful predictive factors for recanalization were lower baseline NIHSS score and lower baseline absolute TTP within the lesion on DWI. The best predictors of late infarct size were day 0 lesion volume on DWI and day 1 recanalization. Early PWI and DWI studies and day 1 MRA provide relevant predictive information on stroke outcome.
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- Marc Hermier
- Department of Radiology and MRI, Hôspital Neurologique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, France.
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Nighoghossian N, Hermier M, Adeleine P, Derex L, Dugor JF, Philippeau F, Ylmaz H, Honnorat J, Dardel P, Berthezène Y, Froment JC, Trouillas P. Baseline magnetic resonance imaging parameters and stroke outcome in patients treated by intravenous tissue plasminogen activator. Stroke 2003; 34:458-63. [PMID: 12574560 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000053850.64877.af] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We designed a prospective sequential pretreatment and posttreatment MRI study to assess the relation between neuroimaging parameters and clinical outcome in patients treated with intravenous recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rtPA). METHODS Patients with symptoms of acute hemispheric ischemic stroke were recruited. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score was assessed at baseline and at days 1, 7, and 60, and the modified Rankin scale (mRS) at day 60, by which outcome was classified in terms of independence (mRS score 0, 1, or 2) or severe disability or death (mRS score 3 through 6), was assigned. Multimodal stroke MRI was performed at presentation and repeated at day 1. MRI procedures included magnetic resonance angiography, T2* gradient-echo sequence, echoplanar imaging, and isotropic diffusion- (DWI) and perfusion-weighted (PWI) imaging. Patients were treated with intravenous rtPA after MRI completion. RESULTS Twenty-nine patients (16 men and 13 women; mean+/-SD age, 65+/-14 years) underwent MRI; the mean time from symptom onset to treatment was 255+/-62 minutes. Twenty-six patients had a vessel occlusion, and 15 patients experienced a partial (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction [TIMI]-2) or total (TIMI-3) recanalization at day 1, whereas 11 patients had a persistent occlusion. Mean NIHSS scores at day 60 were 5.7+/-5.4 if recanalization had occurred and 14+/-2 in cases of persistent occlusion. According to the mRS, 13 patients were independent (mRS 0 through 2), whereas severe disability or death (mRS 3 through 6) was observed in 15 patients. A better outcome was observed when recanalization was achieved (r=-0.68, P=0.0002). PWI volume and time to peak (TTP) within the DWI lesion assessed before therapy were correlated with day-60 NIHSS score (PWI volume: r=0.51, P=0.006, TTP: r=0.35, P=0.07). The day-0 DWI abnormality volume was well correlated with day-60 NIHSS score (r=0.58, P=0.001). Multiple regression linear analysis showed that 2 factors mainly influenced clinical outcome: (1) recanalization, with a high correlation with NIHSS score at day 60 (P=0.0001) and (2) day-0 DWI lesion volume, which is closely associated with day-60 NIHSS score (P=0.03). CONCLUSIONS Baseline DWI volume and recanalization are the main factors influencing clinical outcome after rtPA for ischemic stroke.
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- N Nighoghossian
- Cerebrovascular Disease Center, Hôpital Neurologique et Neurochirurgical Pierre Wertheimer, Lyon, France.
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Fiehler J, von Bezold M, Kucinski T, Knab R, Eckert B, Wittkugel O, Zeumer H, Röther J. Cerebral blood flow predicts lesion growth in acute stroke patients. Stroke 2002; 33:2421-5. [PMID: 12364732 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000032554.19600.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We sought to study the role of MRI-derived cerebral blood flow (CBF) measurements for the prediction of lesion development in acute stroke patients. METHODS Thirty-two patients were treated with tissue plasminogen activator. Diffusion-weighted (DWI) and perfusion-weighted MRI, T2-weighted imaging, and MR angiography were performed before treatment (2.8+/-0.9 hours after symptom onset) and on follow-up (days 1 and 7). CBF thresholds (12 and 22 mL/100 g per minute) were applied to bolus tracking MRI maps to determine predictive cutoff levels. RESULTS In 21 patients (group A), the terminal lesion volume (T2-weighted imaging) was larger than the initial DWI lesion volume (89+/-93 versus 21+/-38 mL). In 11 patients (group B), the terminal lesion volume was smaller than the initial DWI lesion volume (7+/-27 versus 15+/-29 mL). The initial DWI lesion volume did not differ between both groups. The presence of a tissue volume > or =50 mL with a CBF value < or =12 mL/100 g per minute was predictive for lesion enlargement to day 7 in T2-weighted imaging (positive predictive value, 0.80). CONCLUSIONS The presence of a tissue volume > or =50 mL with a CBF value < or =12 mL/100 g per minute predicts further lesion growth in hyperacute stroke patients. MRI-derived CBF values, with all their present limitations, are valuable in early estimation of prognosis of stroke patients.
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- Jens Fiehler
- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
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Röther J, Schellinger PD, Gass A, Siebler M, Villringer A, Fiebach JB, Fiehler J, Jansen O, Kucinski T, Schoder V, Szabo K, Junge-Hülsing GJ, Hennerici M, Zeumer H, Sartor K, Weiller C, Hacke W. Effect of intravenous thrombolysis on MRI parameters and functional outcome in acute stroke <6 hours. Stroke 2002; 33:2438-45. [PMID: 12364735 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000030109.12281.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 237] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The goals of this study were to examine MRI baseline characteristics of patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and to study the influence of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) on MR parameters and functional outcome using a multicenter approach. METHODS In this open-label, nonrandomized study of AIS patients with suspected anterior circulation stroke, subjects received a multiparametric stroke MRI protocol (diffusion- and perfusion-weighted imaging and MR angiography) within 6 hours after symptom onset and on follow-up. Patients were treated either with tPA (thrombolysis group) or conservatively (no thrombolysis group). Functional outcome was assessed on day 90 (modified Rankin Score; mRS). RESULTS We enrolled 139 AIS patients (no thrombolysis group, n=63; thrombolysis group, n=76). Patients treated with tPA were more severely affected (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score, 10 versus 13; P=0.002). Recanalization rates were higher in the thrombolysis group (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction criteria 1 through 3 on day 1; 66.2% versus 32.7%; P<0.001). Proximal vessel occlusions resulted in larger infarct volumes and worse outcome (P=0.02). Thrombolysis was associated with a better outcome regardless of the time point of tPA treatment (< or =3 hours or 3 to 6 hours) (univariate analysis: mRS < or =2, P=0.017; mRS < or =1, P=0.023). Age (P=0.003), thrombolytic therapy at 0 to 6 hours (P=0.01), recanalization (P=0.016), lesion volume on day 7 (P=0.001), and initial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score (P=0.001) affected functional outcome (mRS on day 90) positively (multivariate analysis). The time point of tPA therapy affected the recanalization rate (P=0.024) but not final infarct volume. CONCLUSIONS In this pilot study, tPA therapy had a beneficial effect on vessel recanalization and functional outcome. Multiparametric MRI delineates tissue at risk of infarction in AIS patients, which may be helpful for the selection of patients for tPA therapy. tPA therapy appeared safe and effective beyond a 3-hour time window. This study delivers the rationale for a randomized, MR-based tPA trial.
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- J Röther
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Hamburg Eppendorf, Germany.
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Fiebach JB, Schellinger PD, Jansen O, Meyer M, Wilde P, Bender J, Schramm P, Jüttler E, Oehler J, Hartmann M, Hähnel S, Knauth M, Hacke W, Sartor K. CT and diffusion-weighted MR imaging in randomized order: diffusion-weighted imaging results in higher accuracy and lower interrater variability in the diagnosis of hyperacute ischemic stroke. Stroke 2002; 33:2206-10. [PMID: 12215588 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000026864.20339.cb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 314] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) has become a commonly used imaging modality in stroke centers. The value of this method as a routine procedure is still being discussed. In previous studies, CT was always performed before DWI. Therefore, infarct progression could be a reason for the better result in DWI. METHODS All hyperacute (<6 hours) stroke patients admitted to our emergency department with a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score >3 were prospectively randomized for the order in which CT and MRI were performed. Five stroke experts and 4 residents blinded to clinical data judged stroke signs and lesion size on the images. To determine the interrater variability, we calculated kappa values for both rating groups. RESULTS A total of 50 patients with ischemic stroke and 4 patients with transient symptoms of acute stroke (median NIHSS score, 11; range, 3 to 27) were analyzed. Of the 50 patients, 55% were examined with DWI first. The mean delay from symptom onset until CT was 180 minutes; that from symptom onset until DWI was 189 minutes. The mean delay between DWI and CT was 30 minutes. The sensitivity of infarct detection by the experts was significantly better when based on DWI (CT/DWI, 61/91%). Accuracy was 91% when based on DWI (CT, 61%). Interrater variability of lesion detection was also significantly better for DWI (CT/DWI, kappa=0.51/0.84). The assessment of lesion extent was less homogeneous on CT (CT/DWI, kappa=0.38/0.62). The differences between the 2 modalities were stronger in the residents' ratings (CT/DWI: sensitivity, 46/81%; kappa=0.38/0.76). CONCLUSIONS CT and DWI performed with the same delay after onset of ischemic stroke resulted in significant differences in diagnostic accuracy. DWI gives good interrater homogeneity and has a substantially better sensitivity and accuracy than CT even if the raters have limited experience.
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- J B Fiebach
- Department of Neuroradiology, University of Heidelberg Medical School, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Latour LL, Warach S. Cerebral spinal fluid contamination of the measurement of the apparent diffusion coefficient of water in acute stroke. Magn Reson Med 2002; 48:478-86. [PMID: 12210912 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.10238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The measurement of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of water in brains of stroke patients is used in models developed to help distinguish reversible from irreversible ischemic injury. The ADC by conventional methods may be overestimated by the presence of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) in sulci and perivascular spaces. In this study the hypothesis that DWI with CSF suppression (FLAIR-DWI) would result in different ADC values than those obtained with the conventional DWI technique was investigated. Thirty-one patients with stroke onset of less than 6 hr and an acute lesion on conventional DWI were studied. Both conventional isotropic DWI and FLAIR-DWI were performed using a single-shot echo-planar technique. In all 31 patients, CSF-suppressed ADC was lower than conventional ADC. The mean (SD) of the 31 patients' lesion ADC was 0.64 (0.08) x 10(-3) mm(2) s(-1) with FLAIR-DWI and 0.72 (0.09) x 10(-3) mm(2) s(-1) with conventional DWI (P < 0.001). The overestimation of ADC in conventional DWI corresponded to the percentage of the voxel that contained CSF. Suppression of CSF leads to lesion ADC values that are more homogeneous and more than 15% lower than those obtained with conventional DWI techniques. This suggests that FLAIR-DWI ADC measurements are more accurate than conventional ADC maps.
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- Lawrence L Latour
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20878, USA.
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Fiehler J, Foth M, Kucinski T, Knab R, von Bezold M, Weiller C, Zeumer H, Röther J. Severe ADC decreases do not predict irreversible tissue damage in humans. Stroke 2002; 33:79-86. [PMID: 11779893 DOI: 10.1161/hs0102.100884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A mismatch between diffusion- and perfusion-weighted MRI is thought to define tissue at risk of infarction. This concept is based on the assumption that diffusion slowing of and decreases in the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) serve as indicator of tissue proceeding to infarction. We tested this hypothesis. METHODS MRI (diffusion weighted, perfusion weighted, MRA, T2 weighted) was performed in 15 patients with acute stroke within 2.9+/-0.8 hours (mean+/-SD) of onset and on days 1 and 7. After intraindividual realignment of the ADC maps, the development of ADC range volumes and ADC values was determined. RESULTS An increase (354%, group A1) in the total ADC-based lesion volume below a threshold of < 80% occurred in 4 patients on day 1, persisting on day 7 with a pronounced increase of ADC range volumes with low ADC values. An increase in total ADC-based lesion volume (201%, group A2) followed by a secondary drop to day 7 was found in 7 patients. A significant reduction in total ADC-based lesion volume (14%, group B) was found in 4 patients. ADC-based lesion volume increase was associated with persistent vessel occlusion in group A, whereas recanalization in group B resulted in ADC volume decrease. ADC normalization was observed independently from the degree of the initial ADC decrease on days 1 and 7 in group B. CONCLUSIONS In line with results from animal experiments, ADC decreases do not reliably indicate tissue infarction Even severely decreased ADC values may normalize in human stroke, and it seems likely that ADC normalization depends on the duration and severity of ischemia rather than the absolute value.
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- Jens Fiehler
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
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