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Talebi S, Gai S, Sossin A, Zhu V, Tong E, Mofrad MRK. Deep Learning for Perfusion Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF) and Volume (CBV) Predictions and Diagnostics. Ann Biomed Eng 2024; 52:1568-1575. [PMID: 38402314 PMCID: PMC11082011 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-024-03471-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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Dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance perfusion (DSC-MRP) is a non-invasive imaging technique for hemodynamic measurements. Various perfusion parameters, such as cerebral blood volume (CBV) and cerebral blood flow (CBF), can be derived from DSC-MRP, hence this non-invasive imaging protocol is widely used clinically for the diagnosis and assessment of intracranial pathologies. Currently, most institutions use commercially available software to compute the perfusion parametric maps. However, these conventional methods often have limitations, such as being time-consuming and sensitive to user input, which can lead to inconsistent results; this highlights the need for a more robust and efficient approach like deep learning. Using the relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) and relative cerebral blood flow (rCBF) perfusion maps generated by FDA-approved software, we trained a multistage deep learning model. The model, featuring a combination of a 1D convolutional neural network (CNN) and a 2D U-Net encoder-decoder network, processes each 4D MRP dataset by integrating temporal and spatial features of the brain for voxel-wise perfusion parameters prediction. An auxiliary model, with similar architecture, but trained with truncated datasets that had fewer time-points, was designed to explore the contribution of temporal features. Both qualitatively and quantitatively evaluated, deep learning-generated rCBV and rCBF maps showcased effective integration of temporal and spatial data, producing comprehensive predictions for the entire brain volume. Our deep learning model provides a robust and efficient approach for calculating perfusion parameters, demonstrating comparable performance to FDA-approved commercial software, and potentially mitigating the challenges inherent to traditional techniques.
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- Salmonn Talebi
- Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California, 208A Stanley Hall #1762, Berkeley, CA, 94720-1762, USA
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- Departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, 725 Welch Rd Rm 1860, Palo Alto, Stanford, CA, 94304, USA.
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- Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California, 208A Stanley Hall #1762, Berkeley, CA, 94720-1762, USA.
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Marburg M, Rudolf LF, Matthis C, Neumann A, Schareck C, Schacht H, Schulz R, Machner B, Schramm P, Royl G, Koch PJ. The lesion core extent modulates the impact of early perfusion mismatch imaging on outcome variability after thrombectomy in stroke. Front Neurol 2024; 15:1366240. [PMID: 38841692 PMCID: PMC11150589 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1366240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
Abstract
Introduction Despite profitable group effects on functional outcomes after mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in large vessel occlusion (LVO), many patients with successful reperfusion show a non-favorable long-term outcome, highlighting the necessity to identify potential biomarkers predicting outcome variability. In this regard, the role of perfusion mismatch imaging for outcome variability in the early time window within 6 h after symptom onset is a matter of debate. We attempted to investigate under which conditions early perfusion mismatch imaging accounts for variability in functional outcomes after mechanical thrombectomy. Patients and methods In a retrospective single-center study, we examined 190 consecutive patients with LVO who were admitted to the Medical Center Lübeck within 6 h after symptom onset, all of whom underwent MT. Perfusion mismatch was quantified by applying the Alberta Stroke Program Early CT score (ASPECTS) on CT-measured cerebral blood flow (CBF-ASPECTS) and subtracting it from an ASPECTS application on cerebral blood volume (CBV-ASPECTS), i.e., ASPECTS mismatch. Using multivariate ordinal regression models, associations between ASPECTS mismatch and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) after 90 days were assessed. Furthermore, the interaction between ASPECTS mismatch and the core lesion volume was calculated to evaluate conditional associations. Results ASPECTS mismatch did not correlate with functional outcomes when corrected for multiple influencing covariables. However, interactions between ASPECTS mismatch and CBV-ASPECTS [OR: 1.12 (1.06-1.18), p-value < 0.001], as well as NCCT-ASPECTS [OR: 1.15 (1.06-1.25), p-value < 0.001], did show a significant association with functional outcomes. Model comparisons revealed that, profoundly, in patients with large core lesion volumes (CBV-ASPECTS < 6 or NCCT-ASPECTS < 6), perfusion mismatch showed a negative correlation with the mRS. Discussion and conclusion Perfusion mismatch imaging within the first 6 h of symptom onset provides valuable insights into the outcome variability of LVO stroke patients receiving thrombectomy but only in patients with large ischemic core lesions.
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- Maria Marburg
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Schoen Clinic Neustadt, Neustadt in Holstein, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
- Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
- Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Zhou Y, Jin X, Liu X, Tang J, Song L, Zhu Y, Zhai W, Wang X. Correlation between obstructive sleep apnea and hypoperfusion in patients with acute cerebral infarction. Front Neurol 2024; 15:1363053. [PMID: 38651100 PMCID: PMC11033380 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1363053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Purpose To explore the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and hypoperfusion during ultra-early acute cerebral infarction. Patients and methods Data were retrospectively collected from patients admitted to our hospital with acute cerebral infarction between January 2020 and January 2022, who underwent comprehensive whole-brain computed tomography perfusion imaging and angiography examinations within 6 h of onset. The F-stroke software automatically assessed and obtained relevant data (Tmax). The patients underwent an initial screening for sleep apnea. Based on their Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI), patients were categorized into an AHI ≤15 (n = 22) or AHI >15 (n = 25) group. The pairwise difference of the time-to-maximum of the residue function (Tmax) > 6 s volume was compared, and the correlation between AHI, mean pulse oxygen saturation (SpO2), oxygen desaturation index (ODI), percentage of time with oxygen saturation < 90% (T90%), and the Tmax >6 s volume was analyzed. Results The Tmax >6 s volume in the AHI > 15 group was significantly larger than that in the AHI ≤ 15 group [109 (62-157) vs. 59 (21-106) mL, p = 0.013]. Spearman's correlation analysis revealed Tmax >6 s volume was significantly correlated with AHI, mean SpO2, ODI, and T90% in the AHI > 15 group, however, no significant correlations were observed in the AHI ≤ 15 group. Controlling for the site of occlusion and Multiphase CT angiography (mCTA) score, AHI (β = 0.919, p < 0.001), mean SpO2 (β = -0.460, p = 0.031), ODI (β = 0.467, p = 0.032), and T90% (β =0.478, p = 0.026) remained associated with early hypoperfusion in the AHI > 15 group. Conclusion In patients with acute cerebral infarction and AHI > 15, AHI, mean SpO2, ODI and T90% were associated with early hypoperfusion. However, no such relationship exists among patients with AHI ≤ 15.
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- Department of Neurology, First People’s Hospital of Taicang, Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China
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Beyeler M, Pohle F, Weber L, Mueller M, Kurmann CC, Mujanovic A, Clénin L, Piechowiak EI, Meinel TR, Bücke P, Jung S, Seiffge D, Pilgram-Pastor SM, Dobrocky T, Arnold M, Gralla J, Fischer U, Mordasini P, Kaesmacher J. Long-Term Effect of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Stroke Patients According to Advanced Imaging Characteristics. Clin Neuroradiol 2024; 34:105-114. [PMID: 37642685 PMCID: PMC10881753 DOI: 10.1007/s00062-023-01337-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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PURPOSE Data on long-term effect of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in patients with large ischemic cores (≥ 70 ml) are scarce. Our study aimed to assess the long-term outcomes in MT-patients according to baseline advanced imaging parameters. METHODS We performed a single-centre retrospective cohort study of stroke patients receiving MT between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2018. We assessed baseline imaging to determine core and mismatch volumes and hypoperfusion intensity ratio (with low ratio reflecting good collateral status) using RAPID automated post-processing software. Main outcomes were cross-sectional long-term mortality, functional outcome and quality of life by May 2020. Analysis were stratified by the final reperfusion status. RESULTS In total 519 patients were included of whom 288 (55.5%) have deceased at follow-up (median follow-up time 28 months, interquartile range 1-55). Successful reperfusion was associated with lower long-term mortality in patients with ischemic core volumes ≥ 70 ml (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) 0.20; 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.10-0.44) and ≥ 100 ml (aHR 0.26; 95% CI 0.08-0.87). The effect of successful reperfusion on long-term mortality was significant only in the presence of relevant mismatch (aHR 0.17; 95% CI 0.01-0.44). Increasing reperfusion grade was associated with a higher rate of favorable outcomes (mRS 0-3) also in patients with ischemic core volume ≥ 70 ml (aOR 3.58, 95% CI 1.64-7.83). CONCLUSION Our study demonstrated a sustainable benefit of better reperfusion status in patients with large ischemic core volumes. Our results suggest that patient deselection based on large ischemic cores alone is not advisable.
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- Morin Beyeler
- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
- Neurology Department, University Hospital of Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
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Chung KJ, De Sarno D, Lee TY. CT perfusion stroke lesion threshold calibration between deconvolution algorithms. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21458. [PMID: 38052882 PMCID: PMC10698076 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48700-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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CTP is an important diagnostic tool in managing patients with acute ischemic stroke, but challenges persist in the agreement of stroke lesion volumes and ischemic core-penumbra mismatch profiles determined with different CTP post-processing software. We investigated a systematic method of calibrating CTP stroke lesion thresholds between deconvolution algorithms using a digital perfusion phantom to improve inter-software agreement of mismatch profiles. Deconvolution-estimated cerebral blood flow (CBF) and Tmax was compared to the phantom ground truth via linear regression for one model-independent and two model-based deconvolution algorithms. Using the clinical standard of model-independent CBF < 30% and Tmax > 6 s as reference thresholds for ischemic core and penumbra, respectively, we determined that model-based CBF < 15% and Tmax > 6 s were the corresponding calibrated thresholds after accounting for quantitative differences revealed at linear regression. Calibrated thresholds were then validated in 63 patients with large vessel stroke by evaluating agreement (concordance and Cohen's kappa, κ) between the two model-based and model-independent deconvolution methods in determining mismatch profiles used for clinical decision-making. Both model-based deconvolution methods achieved 95% concordance with model-independent assessment and Cohen's kappa was excellent (κ = 0.87; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.72-1.00 and κ = 0.86; 95% CI 0.70-1.00). Our systematic method of calibrating CTP stroke lesion thresholds may help harmonize mismatch profiles determined by different software.
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- Kevin J Chung
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
- Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
- Imaging Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
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- Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
- Imaging Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
- Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
- Imaging Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.
- Department of Medical Imaging, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
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Migdady I, Johnson-Black PH, Leslie-Mazwi T, Malhotra R. Current and Emerging Endovascular and Neurocritical Care Management Strategies in Large-Core Ischemic Stroke. J Clin Med 2023; 12:6641. [PMID: 37892779 PMCID: PMC10607145 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12206641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The volume of infarcted tissue in patients with ischemic stroke is consistently associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Initial studies of endovascular thrombectomy for large-vessel occlusion excluded patients with established large-core infarcts, even when large volumes of salvageable brain tissue were present, due to the high risk of hemorrhagic transformation and reperfusion injury. However, recent retrospective and prospective studies have shown improved outcomes with endovascular thrombectomy, and several clinical trials were recently published to evaluate the efficacy of endovascular management of patients presenting with large-core infarcts. With or without thrombectomy, patients with large-core infarcts remain at high risk of in-hospital complications such as hemorrhagic transformation, malignant cerebral edema, seizures, and others. Expert neurocritical care management is necessary to optimize blood pressure control, mitigate secondary brain injury, manage cerebral edema and elevated intracranial pressure, and implement various neuroprotective measures. Herein, we present an overview of the current and emerging evidence pertaining to endovascular treatment for large-core infarcts, recent advances in neurocritical care strategies, and their impact on optimizing patient outcomes.
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- Ibrahim Migdady
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
- Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Neurocritical Care, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA;
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
- Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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Yan L, Yan J, Wang Z, Wang G, Li Z, Hou Y, Huang B, Dong Q, Mu X, Cao W, Zhao P. Effect of arteriosclerotic intracranial arterial vessel wall enhancement on downstream collateral flow. Chin Med J (Engl) 2023; 136:2221-2228. [PMID: 37545035 PMCID: PMC10508456 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000002307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The effect of arteriosclerotic intracranial arterial vessel wall enhancement (IAVWE) on downstream collateral flow found in vessel wall imaging (VWI) is not clear. Regardless of the mechanism underlying IAVWE on VWI, damage to the patient's nervous system caused by IAVWE is likely achieved by affecting downstream cerebral blood flow. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of arteriosclerotic IAVWE on downstream collateral flow. METHODS The present study recruited 63 consecutive patients at the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University from January 2021 to November 2021 with underlying atherosclerotic diseases and unilateral middle cerebral artery (MCA) M1-segment stenosis who underwent an magnetic resonance scan within 3 days of symptom onset. The patients were divided into 4 groups according to IAVWE and the stenosis ratio (Group 1, n = 17; Group 2, n = 19; Group 3, n = 13; Group 4, n = 14), and downstream collateral flow was analyzed using three-dimensional pseudocontinuous arterial spin labeling (3D-pCASL) and RAPID software. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores of the patients were also recorded. Two-factor multivariate analysis of variance using Pillai's trace was used as the main statistical method. RESULTS No statistically significant difference was found in baseline demographic characteristics among the groups. IAVWE, but not the stenosis ratio, had a statistically significant significance on the late-arriving retrograde flow proportion (LARFP), hypoperfusion intensity ratio (HIR), and NIHSS scores ( F = 20.941, P <0.001, Pillai's trace statistic = 0.567). The between-subject effects test showed that IAVWE had a significant effect on the three dependent variables: LARFP ( R2 = 0.088, F = 10.899, P = 0.002), HIR ( R2 = 0.234, F = 29.354, P <0.001), and NIHSS ( R2 = 114.339, F = 33.338, P <0.001). CONCLUSIONS Arteriosclerotic IAVWE significantly reduced downstream collateral flow and affected relevant neurological deficits. It was an independent factor affecting downstream collateral flow and NIHSS scores, which should be a focus of future studies. TRIAL REGISTRATION ChiCTR.org.cn, ChiCTR2100053661.
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- Liqun Yan
- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
- Departments of Medical Imaging, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050004, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300203, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Departments of Medical Imaging, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050004, China
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- Departments of Neurology, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050004, China
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- Hebei Province Blood Center, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, China
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- Departments of Medical Imaging, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050004, China
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- Departments of Medical Imaging, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050004, China
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- Departments of Medical Imaging, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050004, China
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- Departments of Medical Imaging, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050004, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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Subramaniam JC, Cheung A, Manning N, Whitley J, Cordato D, Zagami A, Cappelen-Smith C, Tian H, Levi C, Parsons M, Butcher KS. Most endovascular thrombectomy patients have Target Mismatch despite absence of formal CT perfusion selection criteria. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0285679. [PMID: 37708105 PMCID: PMC10501580 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is the standard of care for large vessel occlusion stroke. Use of Computed Tomographic Perfusion (CTP) to select EVT candidates is variable. The frequency of treatment and outcome in patients with unfavourable CTP patterns is unknown. A retrospective analysis of CTP utilisation prior to EVT was conducted. All CTP data were analysed centrally and a Target Mismatch was defined as an infarct core ≤70 ml, penumbral volume ≥15ml, and a total hypoperfused volume:core volume ratio >1.8. The primary outcome was good functional outcome at 90 days, defined as a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score 0-2. follow-up infarct volume, core expansion and penumbral salvage volumes were secondary outcomes. Of 572 anterior circulation EVT patients, CTP source image data required to generate objective maps were available in 170, and a Target Mismatch was present in 151 (89%). The rate of 90-day good functional outcome was similar between Target Mismatch (53%) and Large Core Non-Mismatch groups (46%, p = 0.629). Median follow-up infarct volume in the Large Core Non-Mismatch group (104ml [IQR 25ml-189ml]) was larger than that in the Target Mismatch patients (16ml [8ml-47ml], p<0.001). Despite a lack of formal CTP selection criteria, the majority of patients treated at our centres had a Target Mismatch. Patients without Target Mismatch had larger follow-up infarct volumes, but the functional recovery rate was similar to that in Target Mismatch patients. Infarct volumes should be included as objective assessment criteria in the evaluation of the efficacy of EVT in non-Target Mismatch patients.
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- Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia
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- Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia
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- Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia
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- Department of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia
- Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
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- Institute of Neurological Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia
- Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Departments of Neurology, John Hunter Hospital, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Institute of Neurological Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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Wang X, Zhang S, Zhang Z, Zu J, Shi H, Yu L, Lv B, Cui L, Mao W, Wu D, Cui G. Increased plasma levels of circPTP4A2 and circTLK2 are associated with stroke injury. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2023; 10:1481-1492. [PMID: 37350305 PMCID: PMC10424654 DOI: 10.1002/acn3.51837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Accumulating studies have shown that circulating circular RNAs (circRNAs) represent novel biomarkers for many human diseases. We investigated whether plasma circPTP4A2 and circTLK2 levels are associated with stroke severity, infarct volume, stroke etiology, and functional outcome in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. METHODS We applied quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) to measure plasma circPTP4A2 and circTLK2 levels of 236 AIS patients within 72 h of symptoms onset and 136 healthy controls. We further assessed the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), infarct size, the Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) classification and the 90-day modified Rankin scale (mRS) for each patient. RESULTS At admission, plasma circPTP4A2 and circTLK2 levels in patients with moderate to severe stroke were significantly higher compared to those with mild stroke. Logistic regression and receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses indicated that they might function as predictive biomarkers for moderate to severe stroke. We also observed a medium positive correlation between these two circRNAs and NIHSS. Plasma circPTP4A2 and circTLK2 levels were slight positively correlated with cerebral infarct volume only in anterior circulation infarction (ACI) patients. Levels of both circPTP4A2 and circTLK2 were closely related with large artery atherosclerosis (LAA) stroke. Moreover, changes within 7 days after admission in circPTP4A2 and circTLK2 were able to predict unfavorable clinical outcome 90 days after AIS. INTERPRETATION These results demonstrate that plasma circPTP4A2 and circTLK2 strongly correlated with severity, subtypes and prognosis of AIS, and they could serve as promising biomarkers.
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- Xingzhi Wang
- Department of NeurologyThe Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Brain Disease and Bioinformation, Research Center for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
- Institute of Stroke ResearchXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
- Institute of Stroke ResearchXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
- School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingJiangsuChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
- Institute of Stroke ResearchXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
- Institute of Stroke ResearchXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
- Institute of Stroke ResearchXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
- Institute of Stroke ResearchXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
- Institute of Stroke ResearchXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
- Institute of Stroke ResearchXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
- Institute of Stroke ResearchXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
- Institute of Stroke ResearchXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
- Institute of Stroke ResearchXuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhouJiangsuChina
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Sirimarco G, Strambo D, Nannoni S, Labreuche J, Cereda C, Dunet V, Puccinelli F, Saliou G, Meuli R, Eskandari A, Wintermark M, Michel P. Predicting Penumbra Salvage and Infarct Growth in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Multifactor Survival Game. J Clin Med 2023; 12:4561. [PMID: 37510676 PMCID: PMC10380847 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12144561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Effective treatment of acute ischemic stroke requires reperfusion of salvageable tissue. We investigated the predictors of penumbra salvage (PS) and infarct growth (IG) in a large cohort of stroke patients. METHODS In the ASTRAL registry from 2003 to 2016, we selected middle cerebral artery strokes <24 h with a high-quality CT angiography and CT perfusion. PS and IG were correlated in multivariate analyses with clinical, biochemical and radiological variables, and with clinical outcomes. RESULTS Among 4090 patients, 551 were included in the study, 50.8% male, mean age (±SD) 66.3 ± 14.7 years, mean admission NIHSS (±SD 13.3 ± 7.1) and median onset-to-imaging-time (IQR) 170 (102 to 385) minutes. Increased PS was associated with the following: higher BMI and lower WBC; neglect; larger penumbra; absence of early ischemic changes, leukoaraiosis and other territory involvement; and higher clot burden score. Reduced IG was associated with the following: non-smokers; lower glycemia; larger infarct core; absence of early ischemic changes, chronic vascular brain lesions, other territory involvement, extracranial arterial pathology and hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign; and higher clot burden score. When adding subacute variables, recanalization was associated with increased PS and reduced IG, and the absence of haemorrhage with reduced IG. Collateral status was not significantly associated with IG nor with PS. Increased PS and reduced IG correlated with better 3- and 12-month outcomes. CONCLUSION In our comprehensive analysis, multiple factors were found to be responsible for PS or IG, the strongest being radiological features. These findings may help to better select patients, particularly for more aggressive or late acute stroke treatment.
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- Gaia Sirimarco
- Stroke Center, Neurology Service, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Neurology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Riviera Chablais Hospital, 1847 Rennaz, Switzerland
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- Stroke Center, Neurology Service, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Stroke Center, Neurology Service, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Statistical Unit, Regional House of Clinical Research, University of Lille, CHU Lille, EA 2694-Santé Publique: Épidémiologie et Qualité des Soins, 59000 Lille, France
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- Stroke Center, Neurology Service, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Stroke Center, Neurology Service, Ospedale Civico di Lugano, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Service, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Service, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Service, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Service, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Stroke Center, Neurology Service, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Service, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Neuroradiology Division, Stanford University and Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Stroke Center, Neurology Service, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Value of CT Perfusion for Collateral Status Assessment in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12123014. [PMID: 36553021 PMCID: PMC9777468 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12123014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Good collateral status in acute ischemic stroke patients is an important indicator for good outcomes. Perfusion imaging potentially allows for the simultaneous assessment of local perfusion and collateral status. We combined multiple CTP parameters to evaluate a CTP-based collateral score. We included 85 patients with a baseline CTP and single-phase CTA images from the MR CLEAN Registry. We evaluated patients' CTP parameters, including relative CBVs and tissue volumes with several time-to-maximum ranges, to be candidates for a CTP-based collateral score. The score candidate with the strongest association with CTA-based collateral score and a 90-day mRS was included for further analyses. We assessed the association of the CTP-based collateral score with the functional outcome (mRS 0-2) by analyzing three regression models: baseline prognostic factors (model 1), model 1 including the CTA-based collateral score (model 2), and model 1 including the CTP-based collateral score (model 3). The model performance was evaluated using C-statistic. Among the CTP-based collateral score candidates, relative CBVs with a time-to-maximum of 6-10 s showed a significant association with CTA-based collateral scores (p = 0.02) and mRS (p = 0.05) and was therefore selected for further analysis. Model 3 most accurately predicted favorable outcomes (C-statistic = 0.86, 95% CI: 0.77-0.94) although differences between regression models were not statistically significant. We introduced a CTP-based collateral score, which is significantly associated with functional outcome and may serve as an alternative collateral measure in settings where MR imaging is not feasible.
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Suomalainen OP, Martinez-Majander N, Sibolt G, Bäcklund K, Järveläinen J, Korvenoja A, Tiainen M, Forss N, Curtze S. Comparative analysis of core and perfusion lesion volumes between commercially available computed tomography perfusion software. Eur Stroke J 2022; 8:259-267. [PMID: 37021148 PMCID: PMC10069177 DOI: 10.1177/23969873221135915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Introduction: Computed tomography perfusion (CTP) imaging has become an important tool in evaluating acute recanalization treatment candidates. Large clinical trials have successfully used RAPID automated imaging analysis software for quantifying ischemic core and penumbra, yet other commercially available software vendors are also on the market. We evaluated the possible difference in ischemic core and perfusion lesion volumes and the agreement rate of target mismatch between OLEA, MIStar, and Syngo.Via versus RAPID software in acute recanalization treatment candidates. Patients and methods: All consecutive stroke-code patients with baseline CTP RAPID imaging at Helsinki University Hospital during 8/2018–9/2021 were included. Ischemic core was defined as cerebral blood flow <30% than the contralateral hemisphere and within the area of delay time (DT) >3s with MIStar. Perfusion lesion volume was defined as DT > 3 s (MIStar) and Tmax > 6 s with all other software. A perfusion mismatch ratio of ⩾1.8, a perfusion lesion volume of ⩾15 mL, and ischemic core <70 mL was defined as target mismatch. The mean pairwise differences of the core and perfusion lesion volumes between software were calculated using the Bland-Altman method and the agreement of target mismatch between software using the Pearson correlation. Results: A total of 1606 patients had RAPID perfusion maps, 1222 of which had MIStar, 596 patients had OLEA, and 349 patients had Syngo.Via perfusion maps available. Each software was compared with simultaneously analyzed RAPID software. MIStar showed the smallest core difference compared with RAPID (−2 mL, confidence interval (CI) from −26 to 22), followed by OLEA (2 mL, CI from −33 to 38). Perfusion lesion volume differed least with MIStar (4 mL, CI from −62 to 71) in comparison with RAPID, followed by Syngo.Via (6 mL, CI from −94 to 106). MIStar had the best agreement rate with target mismatch of RAPID followed by OLEA and Syngo.Via. Discussion and conclusion: Comparison of RAPID with three other automated imaging analysis software showed variance in ischemic core and perfusion lesion volumes and in target mismatch.
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- Olli P Suomalainen
- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Helsinki University Hospital and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Helsinki University Hospital and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Guo Y, Yang Y, Wang M, Luo Y, Guo J, Cao F, Lu J, Zeng X, Miao X, Zaman A, Kang Y. The Combination of Whole-Brain Features and Local-Lesion Features in DSC-PWI May Improve Ischemic Stroke Outcome Prediction. LIFE (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:life12111847. [PMID: 36430982 PMCID: PMC9694195 DOI: 10.3390/life12111847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Accurate and reliable outcome predictions can help evaluate the functional recovery of ischemic stroke patients and assist in making treatment plans. Given that recovery factors may be hidden in the whole-brain features, this study aims to validate the role of dynamic radiomics features (DRFs) in the whole brain, DRFs in local ischemic lesions, and their combination in predicting functional outcomes of ischemic stroke patients. First, the DRFs in the whole brain and the DRFs in local lesions of dynamic susceptibility contrast-enhanced perfusion-weighted imaging (DSC-PWI) images are calculated. Second, the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Lasso) is used to generate four groups of DRFs, including the outstanding DRFs in the whole brain (Lasso (WB)), the outstanding DRFs in local lesions (Lasso (LL)), the combination of them (combined DRFs), and the outstanding DRFs in the combined DRFs (Lasso (combined)). Then, the performance of the four groups of DRFs is evaluated to predict the functional recovery in three months. As a result, Lasso (combined) in the four groups achieves the best AUC score of 0.971, which improves the score by 8.9% compared with Lasso (WB), and by 3.5% compared with Lasso (WB) and combined DRFs. In conclusion, the outstanding combined DRFs generated from the outstanding DRFs in the whole brain and local lesions can predict functional outcomes in ischemic stroke patients better than the single DRFs in the whole brain or local lesions.
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- Yingwei Guo
- College of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110169, China
- College of Health Science and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
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- College of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110169, China
- College of Health Science and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200434, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200434, China
- Correspondence: (Y.L.); (J.G.); (Y.K.); Tel.: +86-13-94-047-2926 (Y.K.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
- Correspondence: (Y.L.); (J.G.); (Y.K.); Tel.: +86-13-94-047-2926 (Y.K.)
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- College of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110169, China
- College of Health Science and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
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- College of Health Science and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
- School of Applied Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- College of Health Science and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
- School of Applied Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- College of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110169, China
- College of Health Science and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
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- College of Health Science and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
- School of Applied Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- College of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110169, China
- College of Health Science and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
- Engineering Research Centre of Medical Imaging and Intelligent Analysis, Ministry of Education, Shenyang 110169, China
- Correspondence: (Y.L.); (J.G.); (Y.K.); Tel.: +86-13-94-047-2926 (Y.K.)
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Guo Y, Yang Y, Cao F, Liu Y, Li W, Yang C, Feng M, Luo Y, Cheng L, Li Q, Zeng X, Miao X, Li L, Qiu W, Kang Y. Radiomics features of DSC-PWI in time dimension may provide a new chance to identify ischemic stroke. Front Neurol 2022; 13:889090. [DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.889090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ischemic stroke has become a severe disease endangering human life. However, few studies have analyzed the radiomics features that are of great clinical significance for the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of patients with ischemic stroke. Due to sufficient cerebral blood flow information in dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion-weighted imaging (DSC-PWI) images, this study aims to find the critical features hidden in DSC-PWI images to characterize hypoperfusion areas (HA) and normal areas (NA). This study retrospectively analyzed 80 DSC-PWI data of 56 patients with ischemic stroke from 2013 to 2016. For exploring features in HA and NA,13 feature sets (Fmethod) were obtained from different feature selection algorithms. Furthermore, these 13 Fmethod were validated in identifying HA and NA and distinguishing the proportion of ischemic lesions in brain tissue. In identifying HA and NA, the composite score (CS) of the 13 Fmethod ranged from 0.624 to 0.925. FLasso in the 13 Fmethod achieved the best performance with mAcc of 0.958, mPre of 0.96, mAuc of 0.982, mF1 of 0.959, and mRecall of 0.96. As to classifying the proportion of the ischemic region, the best CS was 0.786, with Acc of 0.888 and Pre of 0.863. The classification ability was relatively stable when the reference threshold (RT) was <0.25. Otherwise, when RT was >0.25, the performance will gradually decrease as its increases. These results showed that radiomics features extracted from the Lasso algorithms could accurately reflect cerebral blood flow changes and classify HA and NA. Besides, In the event of ischemic stroke, the ability of radiomics features to distinguish the proportion of ischemic areas needs to be improved. Further research should be conducted on feature engineering, model optimization, and the universality of the algorithms in the future.
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Zhang Y, Song S, Li Z, Huang B, Geng Y, Zhang L. The Application of Software "Rapid Processing of Perfusion and Diffusion" in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Brain Sci 2022; 12:1451. [PMID: 36358379 PMCID: PMC9688896 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12111451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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In the event of an acute ischemic stroke, saving the penumbra is the most important aspect of early treatment. The rapid and accurate identification of ischemic penumbra plays a key role in its comprehensive treatment. At present, the identification method and evaluation standard of ischemic penumbra have not been unified. Numerous pieces of software identifying ischemic penumbra have been developed, such as rapid processing of perfusion and diffusion (RAPID), Sphere, Vitrea, and computed tomography perfusion+ (CTP+). The RAPID software, analyzing and integrating multi-mode image data (mainly based on perfusion weighted imaging (PWI) or computed tomography perfusion (CTP) images, shows good performance in identifying ischemic penumbra and has been utilized for the assessment of ischemic penumbra in many ischemic stroke clinical studies, achieving good outcomes and promoting the transition from "time window" to "tissue window" in the treatment of early stage AIS. To obtain a comprehensive understanding of the RAPID software and its accuracy in evaluating ischemic penumbra, this paper reviews the background and development of the RAPID software, summarizes the published acute cerebral infarction trials using the RAPID software, generalizes the threshold parameters in different time windows, and further discusses its application and limitations.
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- Yudi Zhang
- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
- Department of Neurology, Central Hospital of Qinghe County, Xingtai 054800, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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Jiang B, Mackay MT, Stence N, Domi T, Dlamini N, Lo W, Wintermark M. Neuroimaging in Pediatric Stroke. Semin Pediatr Neurol 2022; 43:100989. [PMID: 36344022 DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2022.100989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pediatric stroke is unfortunately not a rare condition. It is associated with severe disability and mortality because of the complexity of potential clinical manifestations, and the resulting delay in seeking care and in diagnosis. Neuroimaging plays an important role in the multidisciplinary response for pediatric stroke patients. The rapid development of adult endovascular thrombectomy has created a new momentum in health professionals caring for pediatric stroke patients. Neuroimaging is critical to make decisions of identifying appropriate candidates for thrombectomy. This review article will review current neuroimaging techniques, imaging work-up strategies and special considerations in pediatric stroke. For resources limited areas, recommendation of substitute imaging approaches will be provided. Finally, promising new techniques and hypothesis-driven research protocols will be discussed.
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- Bin Jiang
- Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- Department of Radiology, pediatric Neuroradiology Section, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
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- Department of Pediatrics and Neurology, The Ohio State University & Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Center, Houston, TX.
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Novel Survival Features Generated by Clinical Text Information and Radiomics Features May Improve the Prediction of Ischemic Stroke Outcome. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12071664. [PMID: 35885568 PMCID: PMC9324145 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12071664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background: Accurate outcome prediction is of great clinical significance in customizing personalized treatment plans, reducing the situation of poor recovery, and objectively and accurately evaluating the treatment effect. This study intended to evaluate the performance of clinical text information (CTI), radiomics features, and survival features (SurvF) for predicting functional outcomes of patients with ischemic stroke. Methods: SurvF was constructed based on CTI and mRS radiomics features (mRSRF) to improve the prediction of the functional outcome in 3 months (90-day mRS). Ten machine learning models predicted functional outcomes in three situations (2-category, 4-category, and 7-category) using seven feature groups constructed by CTI, mRSRF, and SurvF. Results: For 2-category, ALL (CTI + mRSRF+ SurvF) performed best, with an mAUC of 0.884, mAcc of 0.864, mPre of 0.877, mF1 of 0.86, and mRecall of 0.864. For 4-category, ALL also achieved the best mAuc of 0.787, while CTI + SurvF achieved the best score with mAcc = 0.611, mPre = 0.622, mF1 = 0.595, and mRe-call = 0.611. For 7-category, CTI + SurvF performed best, with an mAuc of 0.788, mPre of 0.519, mAcc of 0.529, mF1 of 0.495, and mRecall of 0.47. Conclusions: The above results indicate that mRSRF + CTI can accurately predict functional outcomes in ischemic stroke patients with proper machine learning models. Moreover, combining SurvF will improve the prediction effect compared with the original features. However, limited by the small sample size, further validation on larger and more varied datasets is necessary.
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Fladt J, d'Esterre CD, Joundi R, McDougall C, Gensicke H, Barber P. Acute stroke imaging selection for mechanical thrombectomy in the extended time window: is it time to go back to basics? A review of current evidence. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2022; 93:238-245. [PMID: 35115388 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2021-328000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Treatment with endovascular therapy in the extended time window for acute ischaemic stroke with large vessel occlusion involves stringent selection criteria based on the two landmark studies DAWN and DEFUSE3. Current protocols typically include the requirement of advanced perfusion imaging which may exclude a substantial proportion of patients from receiving a potentially effective therapy. Efforts to offer endovascular reperfusion therapies to all appropriate candidates may be facilitated by the use of simplified imaging selection paradigms with widely available basic imaging techniques, such as non-contrast CT and CT angiography. Currently available evidence from our literature review suggests that patients meeting simplified imaging selection criteria may benefit as much as those patients selected using advanced imaging techniques (CT perfusion or MRI) from endovascular therapy in the extended time window. A comprehensive understanding of the role of imaging in patient selection is critical to optimising access to endovascular therapy in the extended time window and improving outcomes in acute stroke. This article provides an overview on current developments and future directions in this emerging area.
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- Joachim Fladt
- Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Radiology and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Stroke Center and Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Radiology and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Radiology and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Radiology and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Stroke Center and Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Radiology and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Lansberg MG, Wintermark M, Kidwell CS, Albers GW. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cerebrovascular Diseases. Stroke 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-69424-7.00048-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Fawaz AM, Wu S, Viswanathan D, Kaur K, Nuoman R, Nuoaman H, Adnan YA, Gandhi CD, Kurian C, Sahni R. Time to Wake-Up: Extending the Window for Management of Unknown-Onset Strokes. Cardiol Rev 2021; 29:26-32. [PMID: 32769626 DOI: 10.1097/crd.0000000000000336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The term "Wake-Up Stroke" is applied to a patient who displays no symptoms before sleep, but wakes with neurologic deficits suggestive of stroke. The current guidelines for acute ischemic stroke limit intravenous tissue plasminogen activator use to stroke patients in whom symptom onset or last known well is less than 4.5 hours. Approximately one-third of acute ischemic stroke patients present with unknown time of symptom onset and are often not eligible for intravenous reperfusion therapy in clinical practice. This review provides an overview of several earlier trials that used advanced neuroimaging to determine eligibility for reperfusion therapy in patients with unknown stroke onset. The reassuring results of these earlier trials that led to recent thrombolysis trials specifically targeted at "wake-up stroke" patients are discussed in this review. Ongoing studies aim to expand our knowledge regarding the safety and efficacy of thrombolysis in these patients.
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- Al-Mufti Fawaz
- From the Department of Neurology, Westchester Medical Center at New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
- Department of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center at New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
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- From the Department of Neurology, Westchester Medical Center at New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
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- From the Department of Neurology, Westchester Medical Center at New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
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- From the Department of Neurology, Westchester Medical Center at New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
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- Department of Neurology, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital-Westchester Medical Center at New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
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- From the Department of Neurology, Westchester Medical Center at New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
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- From the Department of Neurology, Westchester Medical Center at New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
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- From the Department of Neurology, Westchester Medical Center at New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
- Department of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center at New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
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- From the Department of Neurology, Westchester Medical Center at New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
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- From the Department of Neurology, Westchester Medical Center at New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
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Davis SM, Donnan GA. Ischemic Penumbra: A Personal View. Cerebrovasc Dis 2021; 50:656-665. [PMID: 34736251 DOI: 10.1159/000519730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The concept of the ischemic penumbra was defined over 40 years ago by Lindsay Symon and his group and is now an established principle of all acute ischemic stroke therapies. These reperfusion treatments rescue threatened, critically hypoperfused brain tissue and have been proven to improve clinical outcomes. We have been fortunate to have observed and played a small part in the penumbral story from its beginnings in the 1970s to its pivotal position today. Over this period, we have witnessed penumbral imaging evolve from positron emission tomography through to magnetic resonance imaging and now predominantly computed tomography perfusion, with the advent of automated imaging facilitating case selection for reperfusion therapies. We and others have conducted clinical trials using penumbral imaging to extend the time window for intravenous thrombolysis and select patients for thrombectomy. Together with the concept of fast- and slow-growing ischemic infarct patterns, this embeds the penumbral principle in everyday clinical management. The opportunity now exists to make penumbral imaging even more portable, affordable, and more widely available using mobile platforms, novel imaging techniques, digital linkage, and artificial intelligence.
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- Stephen M Davis
- Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Victoria, Australia
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- Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Victoria, Australia
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Xie Y, Oster J, Micard E, Chen B, Douros IK, Liao L, Zhu F, Soudant M, Felblinger J, Guillemin F, Hossu G, Bracard S. Impact of Pretreatment Ischemic Location on Functional Outcome after Thrombectomy. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11112038. [PMID: 34829385 PMCID: PMC8625281 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11112038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Pretreatment ischemic location may be an important determinant for functional outcome prediction in acute ischemic stroke. In total, 143 anterior circulation ischemic stroke patients in the THRACE study were included. Ischemic lesions were semi-automatically segmented on pretreatment diffusion-weighted imaging and registered on brain atlases. The percentage of ischemic tissue in each atlas-segmented region was calculated. Statistical models with logistic regression and support vector machine were built to analyze the predictors of functional outcome. The investigated parameters included: age, baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score, and lesional volume (three-parameter model), together with the ischemic percentage in each atlas-segmented region (four-parameter model). The support vector machine with radial basis functions outperformed logistic regression in prediction accuracy. The support vector machine three-parameter model demonstrated an area under the curve of 0.77, while the four-parameter model achieved a higher area under the curve (0.82). Regions with marked impacts on outcome prediction were the uncinate fasciculus, postcentral gyrus, putamen, middle occipital gyrus, supramarginal gyrus, and posterior corona radiata in the left hemisphere; and the uncinate fasciculus, paracentral lobule, temporal pole, hippocampus, inferior occipital gyrus, middle temporal gyrus, pallidum, and anterior limb of the internal capsule in the right hemisphere. In conclusion, pretreatment ischemic location provided significant prognostic information for functional outcome in ischemic stroke.
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- Yu Xie
- IADI, Université De Lorraine, INSERM, F-54000 Nancy, France; (Y.X.); (J.O.); (B.C.); (I.K.D.); (L.L.); (F.Z.); (J.F.); (G.H.)
- Department of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430000, China
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- IADI, Université De Lorraine, INSERM, F-54000 Nancy, France; (Y.X.); (J.O.); (B.C.); (I.K.D.); (L.L.); (F.Z.); (J.F.); (G.H.)
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- CIC, Innovation Technologique, Université de Lorraine, Inserm, CHRU-Nancy, F-54000 Nancy, France;
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- IADI, Université De Lorraine, INSERM, F-54000 Nancy, France; (Y.X.); (J.O.); (B.C.); (I.K.D.); (L.L.); (F.Z.); (J.F.); (G.H.)
- CIC, Innovation Technologique, Université de Lorraine, Inserm, CHRU-Nancy, F-54000 Nancy, France;
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- IADI, Université De Lorraine, INSERM, F-54000 Nancy, France; (Y.X.); (J.O.); (B.C.); (I.K.D.); (L.L.); (F.Z.); (J.F.); (G.H.)
- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, Inria, LORIA, F-54000 Nancy, France
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- IADI, Université De Lorraine, INSERM, F-54000 Nancy, France; (Y.X.); (J.O.); (B.C.); (I.K.D.); (L.L.); (F.Z.); (J.F.); (G.H.)
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, CHRU Nancy, F-54000 Nancy, France
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- IADI, Université De Lorraine, INSERM, F-54000 Nancy, France; (Y.X.); (J.O.); (B.C.); (I.K.D.); (L.L.); (F.Z.); (J.F.); (G.H.)
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, CHRU Nancy, F-54000 Nancy, France
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- CIC, Epidémiologie Clinique, Université de Lorraine, Inserm, CHRU-Nancy, F-54000 Nancy, France; (M.S.); (F.G.)
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- IADI, Université De Lorraine, INSERM, F-54000 Nancy, France; (Y.X.); (J.O.); (B.C.); (I.K.D.); (L.L.); (F.Z.); (J.F.); (G.H.)
- CIC, Innovation Technologique, Université de Lorraine, Inserm, CHRU-Nancy, F-54000 Nancy, France;
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- CIC, Epidémiologie Clinique, Université de Lorraine, Inserm, CHRU-Nancy, F-54000 Nancy, France; (M.S.); (F.G.)
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- IADI, Université De Lorraine, INSERM, F-54000 Nancy, France; (Y.X.); (J.O.); (B.C.); (I.K.D.); (L.L.); (F.Z.); (J.F.); (G.H.)
- CIC, Innovation Technologique, Université de Lorraine, Inserm, CHRU-Nancy, F-54000 Nancy, France;
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- IADI, Université De Lorraine, INSERM, F-54000 Nancy, France; (Y.X.); (J.O.); (B.C.); (I.K.D.); (L.L.); (F.Z.); (J.F.); (G.H.)
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, CHRU Nancy, F-54000 Nancy, France
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-383851773
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Meng X, Ji J. Infarct volume and outcome of cerebral ischaemia, a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Clin Pract 2021; 75:e14773. [PMID: 34478602 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.14773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Multiple studies have evaluated the accuracy of infarct volume (IV) as a predictor of outcome in patients with ischaemic stroke; however, no study has systematically reviewed the results of these studies. AIM This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to sum up the results of the studies evaluating IV as the prognostic criteria for patients with cerebral ischaemia. METHODS Human studies that reported the infarction volume and any prognostic outcome in patients with ischaemic stroke were collected from PubMed, Scopus, Embase and Cochrane library databases. Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Checklist was applied to evaluate the quality of the included articles. 90-day modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score was used as a meta-analysis outcome. The area under the curve, sensitivity and specificity among included studies was evaluated. The heterogeneity of the studies was assessed by Cochran test Egger and Begg test was used for assessing publication bias. RESULTS Among the included studies, nine studies assessed the association between IV and outcome (90-day mRS score). The results of the meta-analysis revealed a significant association between IV with the unfavourable functional outcome (mRS score of 3-6) (OR = 0.80; 95% CI: 0.74-0.86 per 10 mL, P < .001; I2 = 98.1%, P < .001). The infarction volume cut of point between 20 and 50 mL showed the best sensitivity and specificity for the prediction of poor clinical outcomes in patients with ischaemic stroke. CONCLUSION The results of the meta-analysis revealed a significant association between IV and unfavourable functional outcomes in patients with ischaemic stroke.
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- Xianbing Meng
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Taian, China
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- Neurological Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (Gener Hospital), Chongqing, China
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Ben Alaya I, Limam H, Kraiem T. Applications of artificial intelligence for DWI and PWI data processing in acute ischemic stroke: Current practices and future directions. Clin Imaging 2021; 81:79-86. [PMID: 34649081 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Multimodal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) techniques of Perfusion-Weighted Imaging (PWI) and Diffusion-Weighted Imaging (DWI) data are integral parts of the diagnostic workup in the acute stroke setting. The visual interpretation of PWI/DWI data is the most likely procedure to triage Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) patients who will access reperfusion therapy, especially in those exceeding 6 h of stroke onset. In fact, this process defines two classes of tissue: the ischemic core, which is presumed to be irreversibly damaged, visualized on DWI data and the penumbra which is the reversibly injured brain tissue around the ischemic tissue, visualized on PWI data. AIS patients with a large ischemic penumbra and limited infarction core have a high probability of benefiting from endovascular treatment. However, it is a tedious and time-consuming procedure. Consequently, it is subject to high inter- and intra-observer variability. Thus, the assessment of the potential risks and benefits of endovascular treatment is uncertain. Fast, accurate and automatic post-processing of PWI and DWI data is important for clinical diagnosis and is necessary to help the decision making for therapy. Therefore, an automated procedure that identifies stroke slices, stroke hemisphere, segments stroke regions in DWI, and measures hypoperfused tissue in PWI enhances considerably the reproducibility and the accuracy of stroke assessment. In this work, we draw an overview of several applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the automation processing and their potential contributions in clinical practices. We compare the current approaches among each other's with respect to some key requirements.
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- Ines Ben Alaya
- Tunis El Manar University, Higher Institute of Medical Technology of Tunis, Laboratory of Biophysics and Medical Technology, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia.
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- Université de Tunis El Manar, Institut Supérieur d'Informatique, Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Tunis, Laboratoire BestMod, 1002 Tunis, Tunisie.
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- Tunis El Manar University, Higher Institute of Medical Technology of Tunis, Laboratory of Biophysics and Medical Technology, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia.
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Lyndon D, van den Broek M, Niu B, Yip S, Rohr A, Settecase F. Hypoperfusion Intensity Ratio Correlates with CTA Collateral Status in Large-Vessel Occlusion Acute Ischemic Stroke. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2021; 42:1380-1386. [PMID: 34140276 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Collateral blood supply is a key determinant of outcome in large-vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke. Single- and multiphase CTA collateral scoring systems have been described but are subjective and require training. We aimed to test whether the CTP-derived hypoperfusion intensity ratio is associated with CTA collateral status and whether a threshold hypoperfusion intensity ratio exists that predicts poor CTA collaterals. MATERIALS AND METHODS Imaging and clinical data of consecutive patients with large-vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke were retrospectively reviewed. Single-phase CTA and multiphase CTA scoring were performed by 2 blinded neuroradiologists using the Tan, Maas, and Calgary/Menon methods. CTP was processed using RApid processing of PerfusIon and Diffusion software (RAPID). Hypoperfusion intensity ratio = ratio of brain volume with time-to-maximum >10 seconds over time-to-maximum >6-second volume. Correlation between the hypoperfusion intensity ratio and CTA collateral scores was calculated using the Pearson correlation. The optimal threshold of the hypoperfusion intensity ratio for predicting poor collaterals was determined using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. RESULTS Fifty-two patients with large-vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke were included. Multiphase CTA collateral scoring showed better interrater agreement (κ = 0.813) than single-phase CTA (Tan, κ = 0.587; Maas, κ = 0.273). The hypoperfusion intensity ratio correlated with CTA collateral scores (multiphase CTA: r = -0.55; 95% CI, -0.67 to -0.40; P ≤ .001). The optimal threshold for predicting poor multiphase CTA collateral status was a hypoperfusion intensity ratio of >0.45 (sensitivity = 78%; specificity = 76%; area under the curve = 0.86). Patients with high hypoperfusion intensity ratio/poor collateral status had lower ASPECTS/larger infarcts, higher NIHSS scores, and larger hypoperfused volumes. CONCLUSIONS The hypoperfusion intensity ratio is associated with CTA collateral status in patients with large-vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke. The hypoperfusion intensity ratio is an automated and quantitative alternative to CTA collateral scoring methods for both clinical and future stroke trial settings.
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- D Lyndon
- Neuroradiology Division (D.L., M.v.d.B., A.R., F.S.), Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Radiology (D.L., M.v.d.B., A.R., F.S.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, v, Canada
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- Neuroradiology Division (D.L., M.v.d.B., A.R., F.S.), Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Radiology (D.L., M.v.d.B., A.R., F.S.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, v, Canada
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- Vancouver Imaging Inc (B.N.), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Neurology (S.Y.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Neuroradiology Division (D.L., M.v.d.B., A.R., F.S.), Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Radiology (D.L., M.v.d.B., A.R., F.S.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, v, Canada
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- Neuroradiology Division (D.L., M.v.d.B., A.R., F.S.), Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Radiology (D.L., M.v.d.B., A.R., F.S.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, v, Canada
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Lyden P, Buchan A, Boltze J, Fisher M. Top Priorities for Cerebroprotective Studies-A Paradigm Shift: Report From STAIR XI. Stroke 2021; 52:3063-3071. [PMID: 34289707 PMCID: PMC8384700 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.121.034947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Despite years of basic research and pioneering clinical work, ischemic stroke remains a major public health concern. Prior STAIR (Stroke Treatment Academic Industry Roundtable) conferences identified both failures of clinical trial design and failures in preclinical assessment in developing putative ischemic stroke treatments. At STAIR XI, participants in workshop no. 1 Top Priorities for Neuroprotection sought to redefine the neuroprotection paradigm and given the paucity of evidence underlying preclinical assessment, offer consensus-based recommendations. STAIR proposes the term brain cytoprotection or cerebroprotection to replace the term neuroprotection when the intention of an investigation is to demonstrate that a new, candidate treatment benefits the entire brain. Although "time is still brain," tissue imaging techniques have been developed to identify patients with both predicted core injury and penumbral, salvageable brain tissue, regardless of time after stroke symptom onset. STAIR XI workshop participants called this imaging approach a tissue window to select patients for recanalization. Elements of the neurovascular unit show differential vulnerability evolving over differing time scales in different brain regions. STAIR proposes the term target window to suggest therapies that target the different elements of the neurovascular unit at different times. Based on contemporary principles of rigor and transparency, the workshop updated, revised, and enhanced the STAIR preclinical recommendations for developing new treatments in 2 phases: an exploratory qualification phase and a definitive validation phase. For new, putative treatments, investigators should carefully characterize the mechanism of action, the pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, demonstrate target engagement, and confirm penetration through the blood-brain barrier. Before clinical trials, testing of candidate molecules in stroke models could proceed in a comprehensive manner using animals of both sexes and to include significant variables such as age and comorbid conditions. Comprehensive preclinical assessment might include multicenter, collaborative testing, for example, network trials. In the absence of a proven cerebroprotective agent to use as a gold standard, however, it remains speculative whether such comprehensive preclinical assessment can effectively predict clinical outcome.
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- Patrick Lyden
- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles (P.L.)
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- Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford (A.B.)
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry (J.B.)
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston (M.F.)
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Amemiya S, Watanabe Y, Takei N, Ueyama T, Miyawaki S, Koizumi S, Kato S, Takao H, Abe O, Saito N. Arterial Transit Time-Based Multidelay Combination Strategy Improves Arterial Spin Labeling Cerebral Blood Flow Measurement Accuracy in Severe Steno-Occlusive Diseases. J Magn Reson Imaging 2021; 55:178-187. [PMID: 34263988 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.27823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although perfusion imaging plays a key role in the management of steno-occlusive diseases, the clinical usefulness of arterial spin labeling (ASL) is limited by technical issues. PURPOSE To examine the effect of arterial transit time (ATT) prolongation on cerebral blood flow (CBF) measurement accuracy and identify the best CBF measurement protocol for steno-occlusive diseases. STUDY TYPE Prospective. POPULATION Moyamoya (n = 10) and atherosclerotic diseases (n = 8). FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE A 3.0T/3DT1 -weighted and ASL. ASSESSMENT Hadamard-encoded multidelay ASL scans with/without vessel suppression (VS) and single-delay ASL scans with long-label duration (LD) and long postlabeling delay (PLD), referred to as long-label long-delay (LLLD), were acquired. CBF measurement accuracy and its ATT dependency, measured as the correlation between the relative CBF measurement difference (ASL-single-photon emission computed tomography [SPECT]) and ATT, were compared among 1) Combo (incorporating multidelay and LLLD data based on ATT), 2) standard (LD/PLD = 1333/2333 msec), and 3) LLLD (LD/PLD = 4000/4000 msec) protocols, using whole-brain voxel-wise correlation with reference standard SPECT CBF. The effect of VS on CBF measurement accuracy was also assessed. STATISTICAL TESTS Pearson's correlation coefficient, repeated-measures analysis of variance, t-test. P< 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS Pearson's correlation coefficients between ASL and SPECT CBF measurements were as follows: Combo = 0.55 ± 0.09; standard = 0.52 ± 0.12; LLLD = 0.41 ± 0.10. CBF measurement was least accurate in LLLD and most accurate in Combo. VS significantly improved overall CBF measurement accuracy in the standard protocol and in moyamoya patients for the Combo. ATT dependency analysis revealed that, compared with Combo, the standard and LLLD protocols showed significantly lower and negative and significantly higher and positive correlations, respectively (standard = -0.12 ± 0.04, Combo = -0.04 ± 0.03, LLLD = 0.17 ± 0.03). DATA CONCLUSION By using ATT-corrected CBF derived from LD/PLD = 1333/2333 msec as a base and by compensating underestimation in delayed regions using multidelay scans, the ATT-based Combo strategy improves CBF measurement accuracy compared with single-delay protocols in severe steno-occlusive diseases. EVIDENCE LEVEL 1 TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 2.
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- Shiori Amemiya
- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- MR Applications and Workflow, GE Healthcare, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Oge DD, Arsava EM, Pektezel MY, Gocmen R, Topcuoglu MA. Intracerebral hemorrhage volume estimation: Is modification of the ABC/2 formula necessary according to the hematoma shape? Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2021; 207:106779. [PMID: 34214866 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Revised: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We studied the proposal to modify the ABC/2 formula to ABC/3 for irregular-shaped intracerebral hematoma (ICH) volume estimation. PATIENTS AND METHODS The volume of 133 ICHs were estimated with Kwak's (simplified C; all slices with hemorrhage are considered equal), Kothari's (weighted C) and coronal (reformatted C; measuring C directly on coronal reformatted images) ABC/2 methods, and compared with computer-assisted planimetric measurements. The accuracy, precision and correlation of three ABC/2 methods and their ABC/3 modifications were determined in smooth (Barras' group 1 or 2) and irregular (Barras' group 3-5) shaped ICHs. RESULTS As the hematoma size increases, the shape becomes irregular. In all hematomas, both smooth (n = 81) and irregular (n = 52) shaped, Kothari's ABC/2 formula provided the closest result to the planimetric measurement, with an underestimation of 1.77 mL, and 10.2% difference on average. Kothari's ABC/2 disclosed the best correlation (Lin's coefficient=0.9622) regardless of ICH shape. When simplified-ABC/2 method was modified as ABC/3, volume estimation accuracy increased (Correlation coefficient increased from 0.838 to 0.915) for irregular hematomas; however, despite this improvement the accuracy remained below the Kothari's ABC/2 (not ABC/3) method. Neither reformatted coronal ABC/2 nor its ABC/3 modification provided any advantage over ABC/x formulas with slice counting. CONCLUSION Kothari's ABC/2 method is a valid method for estimation of ICH volume for both regular and irregular shaped hematomas. Simplified (Kwak's) ABC/2 or coronal ABC/2, or their /3 counterparts do not provide additional advantage.
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- Dogan Dinc Oge
- HacettepeUniversity Hospitals, Neurology Department, Neurocritical Care and Stroke Units, Ankara, Turkey.
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- HacettepeUniversity Hospitals, Neurology Department, Neurocritical Care and Stroke Units, Ankara, Turkey.
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- HacettepeUniversity Hospitals, Neurology Department, Neurocritical Care and Stroke Units, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Hacettepe University Hospitals, Radiology Department, Ankara, Turkey.
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- HacettepeUniversity Hospitals, Neurology Department, Neurocritical Care and Stroke Units, Ankara, Turkey.
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Mazighi M, Thomalla G. Endovascular Therapy for Patients With Large Ischemic Strokes: Does Age Matter? Stroke 2021; 52:2229-2231. [PMID: 34078104 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.033884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Mikael Mazighi
- Department of Neurology, Lariboisière Hospital, Research and Training Center for Cerebrovascular Disease, Fondation Rothschild Hospital, Université de Paris (M.M.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (G.T.)
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Yoshimoto T, Tanaka K, Koge J, Shiozawa M, Yamagami H, Inoue M, Kamogawa N, Satow T, Kataoka H, Toyoda K, Ihara M, Koga M. Blind Exchange With Mini-Pinning Technique Using the Tron Stent Retriever for Middle Cerebral Artery M2 Occlusion Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Front Neurol 2021; 12:667835. [PMID: 34093417 PMCID: PMC8172139 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.667835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Introduction: The usefulness of the blind exchange with mini-pinning (BEMP) technique has recently been reported for mechanical thrombectomy in patients with stroke owing to medium vessel occlusion (MeVO). The Tron stent retriever can be delivered and deployed through a 0.0165-inch microcatheter. This retriever has potential as an effective and safe treatment for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to occlusion of the M2 segment of the middle cerebral artery (MCA). Here, we report the outcomes of the BEMP technique using Tron stent retrievers for M2 occlusion thrombectomy. Methods: Consecutive patients with AIS owing to M2 occlusion who underwent the BEMP technique using 2 × 15-mm or 4 × 20-mm Tron stent retrievers were included. The technique involves deploying a Tron stent retriever through a 0.0165-inch microcatheter, followed by microcatheter removal and blind navigation of a 3MAX or 4MAX aspiration catheter over the bare Tron delivery wire until the aspiration catheter reaches the clot. A Tron stent retriever is inserted into the aspiration catheter like a cork and subsequently pulled as a unit. We assessed procedural outcomes [first-pass expanded thrombolysis in cerebral infarction (eTICI) score 2c/3 and 2b/2c/3], safety outcomes [symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH)], and clinical outcomes (good outcome rate defined as modified Rankin Scale score 0–2 at 90 days and mortality at 90 days). Results: Eighteen M2 vessels were treated in 15 patients (six female, median age: 80 years, and median National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score: 18). The BEMP technique was performed successfully in all cases. Whether to use a 3MAX or 4MAX catheter was determined by considering one of the following target vessels: dominant, non-dominant, or co-dominant M2 (3MAX, n = 9; 4MAX, n = 9). The first-pass eTICI 2c/3 and 2b/2c/3 rates were 47 (7/15) and 60% (9/15), respectively; sICH was not observed. Seven patients (47%) achieved good outcomes, and one patient (7%) died within 90 days. Conclusions: The Tron stent retriever was safely and effectively used in the BEMP technique for acute MCA M2 occlusion and can be combined with a 0.0165-inch microcatheter, which may be useful for treating MeVO, in general.
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- Takeshi Yoshimoto
- Department of Neurology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Division of Stroke Care Unit, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.,Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Stroke Neurology, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Stroke Care Unit, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.,Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.,Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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Xiao J, Liang H, Wang Y, Wang S, Wang Y, Bi Y. Risk Factors of Hypoperfusion on MRI of Ischemic Stroke Patients Within 7 Days of Onset. Front Neurol 2021; 12:668360. [PMID: 34025571 PMCID: PMC8137898 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.668360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective: Hypoperfusion is an important factor determining the prognosis of ischemic stroke patients. The present study aimed to investigate possible predictors of hypoperfusion on MRI of ischemic stroke patients within 7 days of stroke onset. Methods: Ischemic stroke patients, admitted to the comprehensive Stroke Center of Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital affiliated to Tongji University within 7 days of onset between January 2016 and June 2017, were recruited to the present study. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including both diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI), was performed within 7 days of the symptom onset. Time to maximum of the residue function (Tmax) maps were automatically evaluated using the RAPID software. The volume of hypoperfusion was measured outside the infarct area based on ADC < 620 × 10−6 mm2/s. The 90 d mRS score was assessed through either clinic visits or telephone calls. Multivariate step-wise analysis was used to assess the correlation between MR findings and clinical variables, including the demographic information, cardio-metabolic characteristics, and functional outcomes. Results: Among 635 patients admitted due to acute ischemic stroke within 7 days of onset, 241 met the inclusion criteria. Hypoperfusion volume of 38 ml was the best cut-off value for predicting poor prognosis of patients with cerebral infarction (90 d-mRS score ≥ 2). The incidences of MR perfusion Tmax > 4–6 s maps with a volume of 0–38 mL or >38 mL were 51.9% (125/241) and 48.1% (116/241), respectively. Prior stroke and vascular stenosis (≥70%) were associated with MR hypoperfusion. Multivariate step-wise analysis showed that prior stroke and vascular stenosis (≥70%) were risk factors of Tmax > 4–6 s maps, and the odds ratios (OR) were 3.418 (adjusted OR 95% CI: 1.537–7.600), and 2.265 (adjusted OR, 95% CI: 1.199–4.278), respectively. Conclusion: Our results suggest that prior stroke and vascular stenosis (≥70%) are strong predictors of hypoperfusion in patients with acute ischemic stroke within 7 days of stroke onset.
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- Jingjing Xiao
- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Neurology, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Karhi S, Tähtinen O, Aherto J, Matikka H, Manninen H, Nerg O, Taina M, Jäkälä P, Vanninen R. Effect of different thresholds for CT perfusion volumetric analysis on estimated ischemic core and penumbral volumes. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0249772. [PMID: 33882098 PMCID: PMC8059822 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Purpose This single-center study compared three threshold settings for automated analysis of the ischemic core (IC) and penumbral volumes using computed tomographic perfusion, and their accuracy for predicting final infarct volume (FIV) in patients with anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Methods Fifty-two consecutive AIS patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy (November 2015–March 2018) were included. Perfusion images were retrospectively analyzed using a single CT Neuro perfusion application (syngo.via 4.1, Siemens Healthcare GmbH). Three threshold values (S1–S3) were derived from another commercial package (RAPID; iSchema View) (S1), up-to-date syngo.via default values (S2), and adapted values for syngo.via from a reference study (S3). The results were compared with FIV determined by non-contrast CT. Results The median IC volume (mL) was 24.6 (interquartile range: 13.7–58.1) with S1 and 30.1 (20.1–53.1) with S2/S3. After removing the contralateral hemisphere from the analysis, the median IC volume decreased by 1.33(0–3.14) with S1 versus 9.13 (6.24–14.82) with S2/S3. The median penumbral volume (mL) was 74.52 (49.64–131.91), 77.86 (46.56–99.23), and 173.23 (125.86–200.64) for S1, S2, and S3, respectively. Limiting analysis to the affected hemisphere, the penumbral volume decreased by 1.6 (0.13–9.02), 19.29 (12.59–26.52), and 58.33 mL (45.53–74.84) for S1, S2, and S3, respectively. The correlation between IC and FIV was highest in patients with successful recanalization (n = 34, r = 0.784 for S1; r = 0.797 for S2/S3). Conclusion Optimizing thresholds significantly improves the accuracy of estimated IC and penumbral volumes. Current recommended values produce diversified results. International guidelines based on larger multicenter studies should be established to support the standardization of volumetric analysis in clinical decision-making.
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- Simo Karhi
- Department of Clinical Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Unit of Radiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Unit of Radiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Unit of Radiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Unit of Radiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Unit of Neurology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Neuro Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Unit of Radiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Unit of Neurology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Neuro Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Unit of Radiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Benali A, Moynier M, Dargazanli C, Deverdun J, Cagnazzo F, Mourand I, Bonafe A, Arquizan C, Derraz I, Menjot de Champfleur N, Molino F, Ducros A, Le Bars E, Costalat V. Mechanical Thrombectomy in Nighttime Hours: Is There a Difference in 90-Day Clinical Outcome for Patients with Ischemic Stroke? AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2021; 42:530-537. [PMID: 33478943 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Few data are available regarding the influence of the timing of ischemic stroke management, such as daytime and nighttime hours, on the delay of mechanical thrombectomy, the effectiveness of revascularization, and clinical outcomes. We aimed to investigate whether admission during nighttime hours could impact the clinical outcome (mRS at 90 days) of patients with acute ischemic stroke treated by mechanical thrombectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 169 patients (112 treated during daytime hours and 57 treated during nighttime hours) with acute ischemic stroke in the anterior cerebral circulation. The main outcome was the rate of patients achieving functional independence at 90 days (mRS ≤2), depending on admission time. RESULTS In patients admitted during nighttime hours, the rate of mRS ≤ 2 at 90 days was significantly higher (51% versus 35%, P = .05) compared with those admitted in daytime hours. Patients in daytime and nighttime hours were comparable regarding admission and treatment characteristics. However, patients in nighttime hours tended to have a higher median NIHSS score at admission (P = .08) and to be younger (P = .08), especially among the mothership group (P = .09). The multivariate logistic regression analysis confirmed that patients in nighttime hours had better functional outcomes at 90 days than those in daytime hours (P = .018; 95% CI, 0.064-0.770; OR = 0.221). CONCLUSIONS In a highly organized stroke care network, mechanical thrombectomy is quite effective in the nighttime hours among acute ischemic stroke presentations. Unexpectedly, we found that those patients achieved favorable clinical outcomes more frequently than those treated during daytime hours. Larger series are needed to confirm these results.
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- A Benali
- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (A.B., M.M., C.D., J.D., F.C., A.B., I.D., N.M.d.C., E.L.B., V.C.)
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (A.B., M.M., C.D., J.D., F.C., A.B., I.D., N.M.d.C., E.L.B., V.C.)
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (A.B., M.M., C.D., J.D., F.C., A.B., I.D., N.M.d.C., E.L.B., V.C.)
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (A.B., M.M., C.D., J.D., F.C., A.B., I.D., N.M.d.C., E.L.B., V.C.)
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (A.B., M.M., C.D., J.D., F.C., A.B., I.D., N.M.d.C., E.L.B., V.C.)
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- Neurology (I.M., C.A., A.D.), Gui de Chauliac Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (A.B., M.M., C.D., J.D., F.C., A.B., I.D., N.M.d.C., E.L.B., V.C.)
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- Neurology (I.M., C.A., A.D.), Gui de Chauliac Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (A.B., M.M., C.D., J.D., F.C., A.B., I.D., N.M.d.C., E.L.B., V.C.)
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (A.B., M.M., C.D., J.D., F.C., A.B., I.D., N.M.d.C., E.L.B., V.C.)
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- Department of Physics (F.M.), Charles Coulomb Laboratory, Montpellier, France
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- Neurology (I.M., C.A., A.D.), Gui de Chauliac Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (A.B., M.M., C.D., J.D., F.C., A.B., I.D., N.M.d.C., E.L.B., V.C.)
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (A.B., M.M., C.D., J.D., F.C., A.B., I.D., N.M.d.C., E.L.B., V.C.)
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de Havenon A, Mickolio K, O'Donnell S, Stoddard G, McNally JS, Alexander M, Taussky P, Awad AW. Predicting neuroimaging eligibility for extended-window endovascular thrombectomy. J Neurosurg 2021; 135:1100-1104. [PMID: 33636705 PMCID: PMC8387497 DOI: 10.3171/2020.8.jns20386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) and tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) are effective ischemic stroke treatments in the initial treatment window. In the extended treatment window, these treatments may offer benefit, but CT and MR perfusion may be necessary to determine patient eligibility. Many hospitals do not have access to advanced imaging tools or EVT capability, and further patient care would require transfer to a facility with these capabilities. To assist transfer decisions, the authors developed risk indices that could identify patients eligible for extended-window EVT or tPA. METHODS The authors retrospectively identified stroke patients who had concurrent CTA and perfusion and evaluated three potential outcomes that would suggest a benefit from patient transfer. The first outcome was large-vessel occlusion (LVO) and target mismatch (TM) in patients 5-23 hours from last known normal (LKN). The second outcome was TM in patients 5-15 hours from LKN with known LVO. The third outcome was TM in patients 4.5-12 hours from LKN. The authors created multivariable models using backward stepping with an α-error criterion of 0.05 and assessed them using C statistics. RESULTS The final predictors included the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), the Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS), and age. The prediction of the first outcome had a C statistic of 0.71 (n = 145), the second outcome had a C statistic of 0.85 (n = 56), and the third outcome had a C statistic of 0.86 (n = 54). With 1 point given for each predictor at different cutoffs, a score of 3 points had probabilities of true positive of 80%, 90%, and 94% for the first, second, and third outcomes, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Despite the limited sample size, compared with perfusion-based examinations, the clinical variables identified in this study accurately predicted which stroke patients would have salvageable penumbra (C statistic 71%-86%) in a range of clinical scenarios and treatment cutoffs. This prediction improved (C statistic 85%-86%) when utilized in patients with confirmed LVO or a less stringent tissue mismatch (TM < 1.2) cutoff. Larger patient registries should be used to validate and improve the predictive ability of these models.
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- 2Department of Neurology, Valley Medical Center, Seattle, Washington; and Departments of
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- 5Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- 5Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Lu X, Meng L, Zhou Y, Wang S, Fawaz M, Wang M, Haacke EM, Chai C, Zheng M, Zhu J, Luo Y, Xia S. Quantitative susceptibility-weighted imaging may be an accurate method for determining stroke hypoperfusion and hypoxia of penumbra. Eur Radiol 2021; 31:6323-6333. [PMID: 33512568 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07485-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To quantitatively evaluate the volume of the ischemic penumbra using susceptibility-weighted imaging and mapping (SWIM) of asymmetrical prominent cortical veins (APCVs) in patients with acute ischemic stroke. METHODS Eighty-five eligible patients with acute ischemic stroke on admission within 12 h from symptom onset were studied. The APCVs on SWIM were quantitatively (SWI-volume) and semi-quantitatively (SWI-Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score, SWI-ASPECTS) evaluated to calculate mismatch. To assess the diagnostic efficacy of APCVs on SWIM, comparative analyses were performed between SWIvolume-DWI mismatch and SWIASPECTS-DWI mismatch, using PWI-DWI mismatch as a reference. Correlations were calculated between the mismatches, as well as between SWI-volume and time-to-maximum (Tmax) > 6 s volume. Additionally, each of these mismatches was correlated with the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). RESULTS The sensitivity, negative predictive value, and accuracy of SWIvolume-DWI mismatch were demonstrably higher than SWIASPECTS-DWI mismatch (100% vs. 53.7%, 100% vs. 9.5%, 97.7% vs. 54.5%, respectively). A significant positive correlation was found between SWIvolume-DWI and PWI-DWI mismatch (r = 0.691, p < 0.01), as well as between SWI-volume and Tmax > 6 s volume (r = 0.786, p < 0.001). A significant negative correlation was found between SWIvolume-DWI mismatch and NIHSS (r = - 0.360, p = 0.022), as well as between SWIASPECTS-DWI mismatch and NIHSS (r = - 0.499, p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS SWIvolume-DWI mismatch had higher diagnostic efficacy than SWIASPECTS-DWI mismatch in defining the ischemic penumbra and showed good consistency with PWI-DWI mismatch in acute ischemic stroke. Quantitation of APCVs using SWIM provided an accurate method for determining hypoperfusion and provided a reliable method to reflect the hypoxia of penumbra. KEY POINTS • SWIvolume-DWI mismatch has higher diagnostic efficacy than SWIASPECTS-DWI mismatch in defining the ischemic penumbra. • SWIvolume-DWI mismatch shows good consistency with PWI-DWI mismatch in managing penumbra in acute ischemic stroke. • Quantitation of APCV volume using SWIM provided an accurate method for determining the hypoperfusion area and provided a reliable method to reflect the hypoxia of penumbra.
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- Xiudi Lu
- Department of Medical Imaging, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Neurology Department, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Radiology Department, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Neurology Department, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Radiology Department, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Radiology Department, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Radiology Department, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Number 24 of Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, China
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- Radiology Department, Third Central Hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin, China
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- MR Collaboration, Siemens Healthcare Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Radiology Department, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Number 24 of Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, China.
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Nannoni S, Ricciardi F, Strambo D, Sirimarco G, Wintermark M, Dunet V, Michel P. Correlation between ASPECTS and Core Volume on CT Perfusion: Impact of Time since Stroke Onset and Presence of Large-Vessel Occlusion. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2021; 42:422-428. [PMID: 33509915 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Both ASPECTS and core volume on CTP are used to estimate infarct volume in acute ischemic stroke. To evaluate the potential role of ASPECTS for acute endovascular treatment decisions, we studied the correlation between ASPECTS and CTP core, depending on the timing and the presence of large-vessel occlusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed all MCA acute ischemic strokes with standardized reconstructions of CTP maps entered in the Acute STroke Registry and Analysis of Lausanne (ASTRAL) registry. Correlation between ASPECTS and CTP core was determined for early (<6 hours) versus late (6-24 hours) times from stroke onset and in the presence versus absence of large-vessel occlusion. We used correlation coefficients and adjusted multiple linear regression models. RESULTS We included 1046 patients with a median age of 71.4 years (interquartile range, IQR = 59.8-79.4 years), an NIHSS score of 12 (IQR, 6-18), an ASPECTS of 9 (IQR, 7-10), and a CTP core of 13.6 mL (IQR, 0.6-52.8 mL). The overall correlation between ASPECTS and CTP core was moderate (ρ = -0.49, P < .01) but significantly stronger in the late-versus-early window (ρ = -0.56 and ρ = -0.48, respectively; P = .05) and in the presence versus absence of large-vessel occlusion (ρ = -0.40 and ρ = -0.20, respectively; P < .01). In the regression model, the independent association between ASPECTS and CTP core was confirmed and was twice as strong in late-arriving patients with large-vessel occlusion (β = -0.21 per 10 mL; 95% CI, -0.27 to -0.15; P < .01) than in the overall population (β = -0.10; 95% CI, -0.14 to -0.07; P < .01). CONCLUSIONS In a large cohort of patients with acute ischemic stroke, we found a moderate correlation between ASPECTS and CTP core. However, this was stronger in patients with large-vessel occlusion and longer delay from stroke onset. Our results could support the use of ASPECTS as a surrogate marker of CTP core in late-arriving patients with acute ischemic stroke with large-vessel occlusion.
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- S Nannoni
- From the Stroke Center (S.N., D.S., G.S., P.M.), Neurology Service
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- Department of Statistical Science (F.R.), University College London, London, UK
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- From the Stroke Center (S.N., D.S., G.S., P.M.), Neurology Service
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- From the Stroke Center (S.N., D.S., G.S., P.M.), Neurology Service
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- Department of Radiology (M.W.), Neuroradiology Division, Stanford University and Medical Center, Stanford, California
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (V.D.), Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- From the Stroke Center (S.N., D.S., G.S., P.M.), Neurology Service
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Role of neuroimaging before reperfusion therapy. Part 1 - IV thrombolysis - Review. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2021; 177:908-918. [PMID: 33455833 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2020.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This review paper summarises the yield of the different imaging modalities in the evaluation of patients for IV thrombolysis. Non-contrast CT and CTA or brain MRI combined with MRA are the recommended sequences for the evaluation of patients within the 4.5 hours time window. Multimodal MRI (DWI/PWI), and more recently, CT perfusion, offer reliable surrogate of salvageable penumbra, the target mismatch, which is now currently used as selection criteria for revascularisation treatment in an extended time window. Those sequences may also help the physician for the management of other limited cases when the diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke is difficult. Another approach the DWI/FLAIR mismatch has been proposed to identify among wake-up stroke patients those who have been experiencing an acute ischemic stroke evolving from less than 4.5hrs. Other biomarkers, such as the clot imaging on MRI and CT, help to predict the recanalisation rate after IVT, while the impact of the presence microbleeds on MRI remains to be determined.
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Chen C, Parsons MW, Levi CR, Spratt NJ, Lin L, Kleinig T, Butcher K, Cheng X, Dong Q, O'Brien B, Avivi RI, Krause M, Sylaja PN, Choi P, Bhuta S, Yin C, Yang J, Wang P, Qiu W, Bivard A. What Is the "Optimal" Target Mismatch Criteria for Acute Ischemic Stroke? Front Neurol 2021; 11:590766. [PMID: 33584495 PMCID: PMC7874100 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.590766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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We aimed to compare Perfusion Imaging Mismatch (PIM) and Clinical Core Mismatch (CCM) criteria in ischemic stroke patients to identify the effect of these criteria on selected patient population characteristics and clinical outcomes. Patients from the INternational Stroke Perfusion Imaging REgistry (INSPIRE) who received reperfusion therapy, had pre-treatment multimodal CT, 24-h imaging, and 3 month outcomes were analyzed. Patients were divided into 3 cohorts: endovascular thrombectomy (EVT), intravenous thrombolysis alone with large vessel occlusion (IVT-LVO), and intravenous thrombolysis alone without LVO (IVT-nonLVO). Patients were classified using 6 separate mismatch criteria: PIM-using 3 different measures to define the perfusion deficit (Delay Time, Tmax, or Mean Transit Time); or CCM-mismatch between age-adjusted National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and CT Perfusion core, defined as relative cerebral blood flow <30% within the perfusion deficit defined in three ways (as above). We assessed the eligibility rate for each mismatch criterion and its ability to identify patients likely to respond to treatment. There were 994 patients eligible for this study. PIM with delay time (PIM-DT) had the highest inclusion rate for both EVT (82.7%) and IVT-LVO (79.5%) cohorts. In PIM positive patients who received EVT, recanalization was strongly associated with achieving an excellent outcome at 90-days (e.g., PIM-DT: mRS 0-1, adjusted OR 4.27, P = 0.005), whereas there was no such association between reperfusion and an excellent outcome with any of the CCM criteria (all p > 0.05). Notably, in IVT-LVO cohort, 58.2% of the PIM-DT positive patients achieved an excellent outcome compared with 31.0% in non-mismatch patients following successful recanalization (P = 0.006). Conclusion: PIM-DT was the optimal mismatch criterion in large vessel occlusion patients, combining a high eligibility rate with better clinical response to reperfusion. No mismatch criterion was useful to identify patients who are most likely response to reperfusion in non-large vessel occlusion patients.
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- Chushuang Chen
- Melbourne Brain Centre, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Liverpool Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, John Hunter Hospital, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, John Hunter Hospital, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Liverpool Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Prince of Wales Medical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Gosford Hospital, Gosford, NSW, Australia
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India
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- Department of Neurology, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Hangzhou First Hospital, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Ningbo First Hospital, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Taizhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Lishui People's Hospital, Zhejiang, China
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- Melbourne Brain Centre, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Liu S, Tang R, Xie W, Chai S, Zhang Q, Luo Y, Guo Y, Chai C, Huang L, Zheng M, Zhu J, Chang B, Yang Q, Jin S, Fan Z, Xia S. Plaque characteristics and hemodynamics contribute to neurological impairment in patients with ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack. Eur Radiol 2020; 31:2062-2072. [PMID: 32997174 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07327-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate differential characteristics of plaque in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) and hemodynamics in patients with ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA), and to develop a predictive model for the presence of ischemic stroke and neurological impairment. METHODS Sixty-seven patients with acute ischemic events in MCA territory who underwent high-resolution vessel wall imaging between September 2016 and August 2018 were reviewed retrospectively. Patients were assigned to either the stroke group or TIA group, according to diffusion-weighted imaging and neurological examination. Plaque characteristics and anterograde score (AnS) were calculated. Tmax > 6.0-s volume was acquired by RApid Processing of perfusIon and Diffusion software. Multivariate logistic regression analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were performed to establish a predictive model for irreversible infarction occurrence and clinical severity. RESULTS Forty-five patients were assigned to the stroke group, and 22 were assigned to the TIA group. Plaque length, intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH), enhancement, AnS, and Tmax > 6.0-s volumes were significantly different between the two groups (p < 0.05). IPH and AnS were independent predictors for patients with stroke (p = 0.020 and 0.034, respectively). Tmax > 6.0-s volume, IPH, hypertension, and AnS were associated with high National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores (all p < 0.05, R = 0.725, and adjusted R2 = 0.494). CONCLUSIONS IPH and AnS are useful in predicting stroke occurrence. Tmax > 6.0-s volume, IPH, hypertension, and AnS are associated with neurological impairment of the patients. KEY POINTS • Ischemic stroke and TIA patients have different plaque characteristics and hemodynamics. • Intraplaque hemorrhage and anterograde score have high diagnostic efficiency for ischemic stroke. • The combination of Tmax > 6.0-s volume, intraplaque hemorrhage, hypertension, and anterograde score can predict the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores of patients.
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- Song Liu
- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, No.24 Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, No.24 Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, No.24 Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, No.24 Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, No.24 Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Department of Radiology, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200081, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, No.24 Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, No.24 Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, No.24 Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin, 300170, China
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- MR Collaboration, Siemens Healthcare Ltd., Beijing, 100102, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, No.24 Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300192, China.
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Automated MRI perfusion-diffusion mismatch estimation may be significantly different in individual patients when using different software packages. Eur Radiol 2020; 31:658-665. [PMID: 32822053 PMCID: PMC7813720 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07150-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Objective To compare two established software applications in terms of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) lesion volumes, volume of critically hypoperfused brain tissue, and calculated volumes of perfusion-diffusion mismatch in brain MRI of patients with acute ischemic stroke. Methods Brain MRI examinations of 81 patients with acute stroke due to large vessel occlusion of the anterior circulation were analyzed. The volume of hypoperfused brain tissue, ADC volume, and the volume of perfusion-diffusion mismatch were calculated automatically with two different software packages. The calculated parameters were compared quantitatively using formal statistics. Results Significant difference was found for the volume of hypoperfused tissue (median 91.0 ml vs. 102.2 ml; p < 0.05) and the ADC volume (median 30.0 ml vs. 23.9 ml; p < 0.05) between different software packages. The volume of the perfusion-diffusion mismatch differed significantly (median 47.0 ml vs. 67.2 ml; p < 0.05). Evaluation of the results on a single-subject basis revealed a mean absolute difference of 20.5 ml for hypoperfused tissue, 10.8 ml for ADC volumes, and 27.6 ml for mismatch volumes, respectively. Application of the DEFUSE 3 threshold of 70 ml infarction core would have resulted in dissenting treatment decisions in 6/81 (7.4%) patients. Conclusion Volume segmentation in different software products may lead to significantly different results in the individual patient and may thus seriously influence the decision for or against mechanical thrombectomy. Key Points • Automated calculation of MRI perfusion-diffusion mismatch helps clinicians to apply inclusion and exclusion criteria derived from randomized trials. • Infarct volume segmentation plays a crucial role and lead to significantly different result for different computer programs. • Perfusion-diffusion mismatch estimation from different computer programs may influence the decision for or against mechanical thrombectomy.
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Jodaitis L, Ligot N, Chapusette R, Bonnet T, Gaspard N, Naeije G. The Hyperdense Middle Cerebral Artery Sign in Drip-and-Ship Models of Acute Stroke Management. Cerebrovasc Dis Extra 2020; 10:36-43. [PMID: 32344421 PMCID: PMC7289154 DOI: 10.1159/000506971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Large vessel occlusion (LVO) leads to debilitating stroke and responds modestly to recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-TPA). Early thrombectomy improves functional outcomes in selected patients with proximal occlusion but it is not available in all medical facilities. The best imaging modality for triage in an acute stroke setting in drip-and-ship models is still the subject of debate. Objectives We aimed to assess the diagnostic value of millimeter-sliced noncontrast computed tomography (NCCT) hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign (HMCAS) in itself or associated with clinical data for early detection of LVO in drip-and-ship models of acute stroke management. Methods NCCT of patients admitted to the Erasme Hospital, ULB, Brussels, Belgium, for suspicion of acute ischemic stroke between January 1 and July 31, 2017, were collected. Patients with brain hemorrhages were excluded, leading to 122 cases. The presence of HMCAS on NCCT was determined via visual assessment by 6 raters blinded to all other data. An independent rater assessed the presence of LVO on digital subtraction angiography imaging or contrast-enhanced CT angiography (CTA). The sensitivity, false-positive rate (FPR), and accuracy of HMCAS and the dot sign to detect LVO were calculated. The interobserver agreement of HMCAS was assessed using Gwet's AC1 coefficient. Then, on a separate occasion, the first 2 observers rereviewed all NCCT provided with clinical clues. The sensitivity, FPR, and accuracy of HMCAS were recalculated. Results HMCAS was found in 21% of the cases and a dot sign was found in 9%. The mean HMCAS sensitivity was 62% (95% CI 45–79%) and its accuracy was 86% (95% CI 79–92%) for detecting LVO. The interobserver reliability coefficient was 80% for HMCAS. Combined with clinical information, HMCAS sensitivity increased to 81% (95% CI 68–94; p = 0.041) and accuracy increased to 91% (95% CI 86–96%). Conclusion When clinical data are provided, detection of HMCAS on thinly sliced NCCT could be enough to decide on transfer for thrombectomy in drip-and-ship models of acute stroke management, especially in situations where CTA is less available and referral centers for thrombectomy fewer and further apart.
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- Lise Jodaitis
- Department of Neurology, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Brussels, Belgium,
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- Department of Neurology, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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Waqas M, Vakharia K, Munich SA, Morrison JF, Mokin M, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH. Initial Emergency Room Triage of Acute Ischemic Stroke. Neurosurgery 2020; 85:S38-S46. [PMID: 31197342 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyz067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Early recognition and differentiation of acute ischemic stroke from intracranial hemorrhage and stroke mimics and the identification of large vessel occlusion (LVO) are critical to the appropriate management of stroke patients. In this review, we discuss the current evidence and practices surrounding safe and efficient triage in the emergency room. As the indications of stroke intervention are evolving to further improve stroke care, focus has begun to revolve around recognition of LVO and provision of endovascular thrombectomy with or without the administration of tissue plasminogen activator. Systems of stroke care are being organized to achieve this goal without delay. Clinical history is important in determining time of onset or last known well time, but, alone or along with an examination, it cannot reliably predict an LVO or exclude intracranial hemorrhage and stroke mimics. The choice of imaging is influenced mainly by the duration of symptoms. On the basis of recent trials, patients presenting after the 6-h therapeutic window can be considered for endovascular thrombectomy if the computed tomographic or magnetic resonance perfusion imaging shows favorable findings. The Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery has established time metrics for each step of triage and initial management. Hospitals are required to develop multidisciplinary stroke teams and emergency protocols to meet these goals. There also needs to be coordination of the emergency medical services with the emergency facility of an appropriate stroke center (a primary stroke center, comprehensive stroke care center, or a thrombectomy-capable stroke center).
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- Muhammad Waqas
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York.,Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York.,Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York.,Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York.,Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York.,Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.,Department of Radiology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.,Canon Stroke and Vascular Research Center, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York.,Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.,Department of Radiology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.,Canon Stroke and Vascular Research Center, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.,Jacobs Institute, Buffalo, New York
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Rosenich E, Hordacre B, Paquet C, Koblar SA, Hillier SL. Cognitive Reserve as an Emerging Concept in Stroke Recovery. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2020; 34:187-199. [PMID: 32089097 DOI: 10.1177/1545968320907071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability. It is a complex and largely heterogeneous condition. Prognosis for variations in impairment and recovery following stroke continues to be challenging and inaccurate, highlighting the need to examine the influence of other currently unknown variables to better predict and understand interindividual differences in stroke impairment and recovery. The concept of "cognitive reserve," a feature of brain function said to moderate the relationship between brain pathology and clinical outcomes, might provide a partial explanation. This review discusses the potential significance of cognitive reserve in the context of stroke, with reference to reduced burden of disability poststroke, health promotion, intervention and secondary prevention of cognitive impairment, ease and challenges of translation into clinical practice, prognosis and prediction of recovery, and clinical decisions and trial stratification. Discussions from the review aim to encourage stroke clinicians and researchers to better consider the role of premorbid, lifestyle-related variables, such as cognitive reserve, in facilitating successful neurological outcomes and recovery following stroke.
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- Emily Rosenich
- University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Demeestere J, Wouters A, Christensen S, Lemmens R, Lansberg MG. Review of Perfusion Imaging in Acute Ischemic Stroke: From Time to Tissue. Stroke 2020; 51:1017-1024. [PMID: 32008460 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.028337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Jelle Demeestere
- From the Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Belgium (J.D., A.W., R.L.).,VIB, Center for Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Leuven, Belgium (J.D., A.W., R.L.).,Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium (J.D., A.W., R.L.)
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- From the Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Belgium (J.D., A.W., R.L.).,VIB, Center for Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Leuven, Belgium (J.D., A.W., R.L.).,Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium (J.D., A.W., R.L.)
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA (S.C., M.G.L.)
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- From the Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Belgium (J.D., A.W., R.L.).,VIB, Center for Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Leuven, Belgium (J.D., A.W., R.L.).,Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium (J.D., A.W., R.L.)
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA (S.C., M.G.L.)
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Tang TY, Jiao Y, Cui Y, Zhao DL, Zhang Y, Wang Z, Meng XP, Yin XD, Yang YJ, Teng GJ, Ju SH. Penumbra-based radiomics signature as prognostic biomarkers for thrombolysis of acute ischemic stroke patients: a multicenter cohort study. J Neurol 2020; 267:1454-1463. [PMID: 32008072 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-020-09713-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This study aimed at developing a radiomics signature (R score) as prognostic biomarkers based on penumbra quantification and to validate the radiomics nomogram to predict the clinical outcomes for thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. METHODS In total, 168 patients collected from seven centers were retrospectively included. A score of mismatch was defined as MIS. Based on a short-term clinical label, 456 radiomics features were evaluated with feature selection methods. R score was constructed with the selected features. To compare the predictive capabilities of the clinical factors, MIS, and R score, three nomograms were developed and evaluated, according to the short-term clinical assessment on day 7. Finally, the radiomics nomogram was validated by predicting the 3-month clinical outcomes of AIS patients, in an external cohort. RESULTS R scores were found to be significantly higher in patients with favorable clinical outcomes in both training and validation datasets. The predictive value of the radiomics nomogram estimating favorable clinical outcomes was modest, with a concordance index (C-index) of 0.695 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.667-0.723) in an external validation dataset. In addition, the area under curve (AUC) of the radiomics nomogram predicting favorable clinical outcome reached 0.886 (95% CI 0.809-0.963) on day 7 and 0.777 (95% CI 0.666-0.888) at 3 months. CONCLUSIONS The radiomics signature is an independent biomarker for estimating the clinical outcomes in AIS patients. By improving the individualized prediction of the clinical outcome for AIS patients 3 months after onset, the radiomics nomogram adds more value to the current clinical decision-making process.
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- Tian-Yu Tang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Radiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China.
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Berndt MT, Maegerlein C, Boeckh-Behrens T, Wunderlich S, Zimmer C, Wirth S, Mück FG, Mönch S, Friedrich B, Kaesmacher J. Microstructural Integrity of Salvaged Penumbra after Mechanical Thrombectomy. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019; 41:79-85. [PMID: 31857324 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There are sparse data on the microstructural integrity of salvaged penumbral tissue after mechanical thrombectomy of large-vessel occlusions. The aim of the study was to analyze possible microstructural alteration in the penumbra and their association with clinical symptoms as well as angiographic reperfusion success in patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS All patients who underwent mechanical thrombectomy for large-vessel occlusions in the anterior circulation and who received an admission CT perfusion together with postinterventional DTIs were included (n = 65). Angiographic reperfusion success by means of modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction (mTICI) scale and clinical outcome were recorded. Microstructural integrity was assessed by DTI evaluating the mean diffusivity index within the salvaged gray matter of the former penumbra. RESULTS The mean diffusivity index was higher in completely recanalized patients (mTICI 3: -0.001 ± 0.034 versus mTICI <3: -0.030 ± 0.055, P = .03). There was a positive correlation between the mean diffusivity index and NIHSS score improvement (r = 0.49, P = .003) and the mean diffusivity index was associated with midterm functional outcome (r = -0.37, P = .04) after adjustment for confounders. In mediation analysis, the mean diffusivity index and infarction growth mediated the association between reperfusion success and clinical outcomes. CONCLUSIONS The macroscopic salvaged penumbra included areas of microstructural integrity changes, most likely related to the initial hypoperfusion. These abnormalities were found early after mechanical thrombectomy, were dependent on angiographic results, and correlated with the clinical outcome. When confirmed, these findings prompt the evaluation of therapies for protection of the penumbral tissue integrity.
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- M T Berndt
- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (M.T.B., C.M., T.B.-B., C.Z., S.M., B.F.), and
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (M.T.B., C.M., T.B.-B., C.Z., S.M., B.F.), and
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (M.T.B., C.M., T.B.-B., C.Z., S.M., B.F.), and
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- Neurology (S.W.), Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (M.T.B., C.M., T.B.-B., C.Z., S.M., B.F.), and
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- Department of Radiology (S.W., F.G.M.), Donauisar Hospital, Deggendorf, Germany
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- Department of Radiology (S.W., F.G.M.), Donauisar Hospital, Deggendorf, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (M.T.B., C.M., T.B.-B., C.Z., S.M., B.F.), and
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- From the Departments of Neuroradiology (M.T.B., C.M., T.B.-B., C.Z., S.M., B.F.), and
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- Department of Neuroradiology (J.K.), Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Wang Y, Xiao J, Luo Y, Wang S, Liang H, Jin L. Risk factors of perfusion and diffusion abnormalities on MRI in hemispheric TIA: a case-control study. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2019; 7:808. [PMID: 32042824 DOI: 10.21037/atm.2019.12.69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Background To assess the prevalence and potential predictors of MR diffusion and perfusion abnormalities in a Chinese population with hemispheric transient ischemic attacks (TIA). Methods Patients with temporary (<24 hours) focal cerebral dysfunction of probable vascular origin were considered to be potential candidates for this study in the emergency room. Those who were admitted to the stroke center of Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital affiliated to Tongji University between January 2015 and December 2018 were recruited to the present study. MRI, including both diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI), was performed within 7 days after the last symptom attack. Time to maximum of the residue function (Tmax) maps were auto-evaluated using the RAPID software to determine hypoperfusion. Multivariate analysis was used to assess the correlation of MR findings with clinical variables, medical history, cardio-metabolic characteristics, and the ABCD2 scores (age, blood pressure, clinical features, symptom duration and diabetes). Results Sixty-six out of 207 patients met the inclusion criteria. Baseline MRI showed DWI lesions in 20 patients (30.3%). The prevalence of MR perfusion Tmax >4 s >0 mL and ≥10 mL were 77.3% (51/66) and 50% (33/66), respectively. Male patients tended to develop DWI lesions after a TIA. Limb weakness was an independent factor associated with MR perfusion abnormalities (Tmax >4 s ≥10 mL) in this Chinese population (adjusted OR =7.41, 95% CI: 1.57-34.89, P=0.011). Conclusions Our results suggest that limb weakness is a strong predictor of perfusion abnormalities calculated by RAPID on Tmax maps of hemispheric TIA patients without DWI positive findings. Male patients are more likely to develop cerebral infarction.
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- Yue Wang
- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200081, China.,Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200065, China.,Department of Neurology, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-like Intelligence, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200081, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200081, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200081, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200081, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200081, China.,Department of Neurology, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-like Intelligence, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200081, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200065, China
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Nannoni S, Strambo D, Sirimarco G, Amiguet M, Vanacker P, Eskandari A, Saliou G, Wintermark M, Dunet V, Michel P. Eligibility for late endovascular treatment using DAWN, DEFUSE-3, and more liberal selection criteria in a stroke center. J Neurointerv Surg 2019; 12:842-847. [DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2019-015382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background and purposeThe real-life application of DAWN and DEFUSE-3 trials has been poorly investigated. We aimed to identify the proportion of patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) eligible for late endovascular treatment (EVT) in our stroke center based on trial and more liberal selection criteria.MethodsAll consecutive patients in our stroke registry (2003–2017) admitted within 5–23 hours of last proof of good health were selected if they had complete clinical and radiological datasets. We calculated the proportion of patients eligible for late EVT according to trial (DAWN and/or DEFUSE-3) and more liberal clinical/imaging mismatch criteria (including lower admission National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score and Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score for core estimation).ResultsOf 1705 patients with AIS admitted to our comprehensive stroke center in the late time window, we identified 925 patients with complete clinical and radiological data. Among them, the proportions of late EVT eligibility were 2.5% (n=23) with DAWN, 5.1% (n=47) with DEFUSE-3, and 11.1% (n=103) with more liberal criteria. Considering late-arriving patients with large vessel occlusion (n=221), the percentages of eligible patients were 10.4%, 21.3%, and 46.6%, respectively. A favorable outcome was observed at comparable rates in treated patients selected by trial or liberal criteria (67% vs 58%, p=0.49).ConclusionsIn a long-term stroke registry, the proportion of late EVT eligibility varied greatly according to selection criteria and referral pattern. Among late-arriving patients referred to our comprehensive stroke center, we found 5.6% eligible according to trial (DAWN/DEFUSE-3) and 11.1% according to liberal criteria. These data indicate that late EVT could be offered to a larger population of patients if more liberal criteria are applied.
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Sotoudeh H, Bag AK, Brooks MD. "Code-Stroke" CT Perfusion; Challenges and Pitfalls. Acad Radiol 2019; 26:1565-1579. [PMID: 30655051 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2018.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES Regarding the most recent ischemic stroke treatment guideline, perfusion imaging has been recommended up to 24 hours after initial symptoms of brain infarction. Patients with a significant amount of salvageable peri-infarct ischemia and no contraindications benefit from delayed thrombolysis and intra-arterial thrombectomy. This approach causes increasingly more CT perfusion to be done in the subacute phase of ischemic stroke. CT perfusion findings in this "subacute phase" are slightly different from "hyper-acute" ischemic stroke. The interpreting radiologist must be confident in reporting the CT perfusion study in an urgent setting since these studies are under the umbrella of "code-stroke" and should be read in minutes. In addition, results of the CT perfusion have a critical effect on the patient's outcome and misinterpretation can be fatal in that underestimation of the salvageable ischemia excludes the patient from potential effective treatment. Underestimation of infarct volume may cause unnecessary thrombolysis/thrombectomy and potentially fatal intracranial hemorrhage. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this review, we are trying to explain the basic concept of "code-stroke" CT perfusion, typical findings, and pitfalls in a practical way.
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Hara S, Tanaka Y, Hayashi S, Inaji M, Maehara T, Hori M, Aoki S, Ishii K, Nariai T. Bayesian Estimation of CBF Measured by DSC-MRI in Patients with Moyamoya Disease: Comparison with 15O-Gas PET and Singular Value Decomposition. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019; 40:1894-1900. [PMID: 31601573 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE CBF analysis of DSC perfusion using the singular value decomposition algorithm is not accurate in patients with Moyamoya disease. This study compared the Bayesian estimation of CBF against the criterion standard PET and singular value decomposition methods in patients with Moyamoya disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS Nineteen patients with Moyamoya disease (10 women; 22-52 years of age) were evaluated with both DSC and 15O-gas PET within 60 days. DSC-CBF maps were created using Bayesian analysis and 3 singular value decomposition analyses (standard singular value decomposition, a block-circulant deconvolution method with a fixed noise cutoff, and a block-circulant deconvolution method that adopts an occillating noise cutoff for each voxel according to the strength of noise). Qualitative and quantitative analyses of the Bayesian-CBF and singular value decomposition-CBF methods were performed against 15O-gas PET and compared with each other. RESULTS In qualitative assessments of DSC-CBF maps, Bayesian-CBF maps showed better visualization of decreased CBF on PET (sensitivity = 62.5%, specificity = 100%, positive predictive value = 100%, negative predictive value = 78.6%) than a block-circulant deconvolution method with a fixed noise cutoff and a block-circulant deconvolution method that adopts an oscillating noise cutoff for each voxel according to the strength of noise (P < .03 for all except for specificity). Quantitative analysis of CBF showed that the correlation between Bayesian-CBF and PET-CBF values (ρ = 0.46, P < .001) was similar among the 3 singular value decomposition methods, and Bayesian analysis overestimated true CBF (mean difference, 47.28 mL/min/100 g). However, the correlation between CBF values normalized to the cerebellum was better in Bayesian analysis (ρ = 0.56, P < .001) than in the 3 singular value decomposition methods (P < .02). CONCLUSIONS Compared with previously reported singular value decomposition algorithms, Bayesian analysis of DSC perfusion enabled better qualitative and quantitative assessments of CBF in patients with Moyamoya disease.
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- S Hara
- From the Department of Neurosurgery (S. Hara, Y.T., S. Hayashi, M.I., T.M., T.N.), Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan .,Department of Radiology (S. Hara. M.H., S.A.), Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (S. Hara, Y.T., S. Hayashi, M.I., T.M., T.N.), Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (S. Hara, Y.T., S. Hayashi, M.I., T.M., T.N.), Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.,Research Team for Neuroimaging (S. Hayashi, M.I., K.I., T.N.), Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (S. Hara, Y.T., S. Hayashi, M.I., T.M., T.N.), Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.,Research Team for Neuroimaging (S. Hayashi, M.I., K.I., T.N.), Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (S. Hara, Y.T., S. Hayashi, M.I., T.M., T.N.), Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology (S. Hara. M.H., S.A.), Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology (S. Hara. M.H., S.A.), Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Team for Neuroimaging (S. Hayashi, M.I., K.I., T.N.), Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (S. Hara, Y.T., S. Hayashi, M.I., T.M., T.N.), Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.,Research Team for Neuroimaging (S. Hayashi, M.I., K.I., T.N.), Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
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