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McArthur MA, Tavakkol E, Bahr-Hosseini M, Jahan R, Duckwiler GR, Saver JL, Liebeskind DS, Nael K. Overestimation of ischemic core on baseline MRI in acute stroke. Interv Neuroradiol 2024:15910199231224500. [PMID: 38258456 DOI: 10.1177/15910199231224500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS), overestimation of ischemic core on MRI-DWI has been described primarily in regions with milder reduced diffusion. We aimed to assess the possibility of ischemic core overestimation on pretreatment MRI despite using more restricted reduced diffusion (apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) ≤620 × 10-6 mm2/s) in AIS patients with successful reperfusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this retrospective single institutional study, AIS patients who had pretreatment MRI underwent successful reperfusion and had follow-up MRI to determine the final infarct volume were reviewed. Pretreatment ischemic core and final infarction volumes were calculated. Ghost core was defined as overestimation of final infarct volume by baseline MRI of >10 mL. Baseline clinical, demographic, and treatment-related factors in this cohort were reviewed. RESULTS A total of 6/156 (3.8%) patients had overestimated ischemic core volume on baseline MRI, with mean overestimation of 65.6 mL. Three out of six patients had pretreatment ischemic core estimation of >70 mL, while the final infarct volume was <70 mL. All six patients had last known well-to-imaging <120 min, median (IQR): 65 (53-81) minutes. CONCLUSIONS Overestimation of ischemic core, known as ghost core, is rare using severe ADC threshold (≤620 × 10-6 mm2/s), but it does occur in nearly 1 of every 25 patients, confined to hyperacute patients imaged within 120 min of symptom onset. Awareness of this phenomenon carries implications for treatment and trial enrollment.
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- M A McArthur
- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
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Tsui B, Chen IE, Nour M, Kihira S, Tavakkol E, Polson J, Zhang H, Qiao J, Bahr-Hosseini M, Arnold C, Tateshima S, Salamon N, Villablanca JP, Colby GP, Jahan R, Duckwiler G, Saver JL, Liebeskind DS, Nael K. Perfusion Collateral Index versus Hypoperfusion Intensity Ratio in Assessment of Collaterals in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2023; 44:1249-1255. [PMID: 37827719 PMCID: PMC10631520 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Perfusion-based collateral indices such as the perfusion collateral index and the hypoperfusion intensity ratio have shown promise in the assessment of collaterals in patients with acute ischemic stroke. We aimed to compare the diagnostic performance of the perfusion collateral index and the hypoperfusion intensity ratio in collateral assessment compared with angiographic collaterals and outcome measures, including final infarct volume, infarct growth, and functional independence. MATERIALS AND METHODS Consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke with anterior circulation proximal arterial occlusion who underwent endovascular thrombectomy and had pre- and posttreatment MRI were included. Using pretreatment MR perfusion, we calculated the perfusion collateral index and the hypoperfusion intensity ratio for each patient. The angiographic collaterals obtained from DSA were dichotomized to sufficient (American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology [ASITN] scale 3-4) versus insufficient (ASITN scale 0-2). The association of collateral status determined by the perfusion collateral index and the hypoperfusion intensity ratio was assessed against angiographic collaterals and outcome measures. RESULTS A total of 98 patients met the inclusion criteria. Perfusion collateral index values were significantly higher in patients with sufficient angiographic collaterals (P < .001), while there was no significant (P = .46) difference in hypoperfusion intensity ratio values. Among patients with good (mRS 0-2) versus poor (mRS 3-6) functional outcome, the perfusion collateral index of ≥ 62 was present in 72% versus 31% (P = .003), while the hypoperfusion intensity ratio of ≤0.4 was present in 69% versus 56% (P = .52). The perfusion collateral index and the hypoperfusion intensity ratio were both significantly predictive of final infarct volume, but only the perfusion collateral index was significantly (P = .03) associated with infarct growth. CONCLUSIONS Results show that the perfusion collateral index outperforms the hypoperfusion intensity ratio in the assessment of collateral status, infarct growth, and determination of functional outcomes.
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- Brian Tsui
- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (B.T., I.E.C., M.N., S.K., E.T., J.Q., C.A., S.T., N.S., J.P.V., R.J., G.D., K.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (B.T., I.E.C., M.N., S.K., E.T., J.Q., C.A., S.T., N.S., J.P.V., R.J., G.D., K.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (B.T., I.E.C., M.N., S.K., E.T., J.Q., C.A., S.T., N.S., J.P.V., R.J., G.D., K.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- Department of Neurology (M.N., M.B.-H., J.L.S., D.S.L.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (B.T., I.E.C., M.N., S.K., E.T., J.Q., C.A., S.T., N.S., J.P.V., R.J., G.D., K.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (B.T., I.E.C., M.N., S.K., E.T., J.Q., C.A., S.T., N.S., J.P.V., R.J., G.D., K.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Bioengineering (J.P., H.Z., C.A.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Bioengineering (J.P., H.Z., C.A.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (B.T., I.E.C., M.N., S.K., E.T., J.Q., C.A., S.T., N.S., J.P.V., R.J., G.D., K.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Neurology (M.N., M.B.-H., J.L.S., D.S.L.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (B.T., I.E.C., M.N., S.K., E.T., J.Q., C.A., S.T., N.S., J.P.V., R.J., G.D., K.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- Department of Bioengineering (J.P., H.Z., C.A.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (B.T., I.E.C., M.N., S.K., E.T., J.Q., C.A., S.T., N.S., J.P.V., R.J., G.D., K.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (B.T., I.E.C., M.N., S.K., E.T., J.Q., C.A., S.T., N.S., J.P.V., R.J., G.D., K.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (B.T., I.E.C., M.N., S.K., E.T., J.Q., C.A., S.T., N.S., J.P.V., R.J., G.D., K.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Neurosurgery (G.P.C.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (B.T., I.E.C., M.N., S.K., E.T., J.Q., C.A., S.T., N.S., J.P.V., R.J., G.D., K.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (B.T., I.E.C., M.N., S.K., E.T., J.Q., C.A., S.T., N.S., J.P.V., R.J., G.D., K.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Neurology (M.N., M.B.-H., J.L.S., D.S.L.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Neurology (M.N., M.B.-H., J.L.S., D.S.L.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- From the Department of Radiological Sciences (B.T., I.E.C., M.N., S.K., E.T., J.Q., C.A., S.T., N.S., J.P.V., R.J., G.D., K.N.), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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Garzelli L, Felli E, Al-Taher M, Barberio M, Agnus V, Plaforet V, Bonvalet F, Baiocchini A, Nuzzo A, Paulatto L, Vilgrain V, Gallix B, Diana M, Ronot M. MRI for the Detection of Small Bowel Ischemic Injury in Arterial Acute Mesenteric Ischemia: Preclinical Study in a Porcine Model. J Magn Reson Imaging 2023; 57:918-927. [PMID: 35852296 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.28344] [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: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND MRI is the reference for the diagnosis of arterial cerebral ischemia, but its role in acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is poorly known. PURPOSE To assess MRI detection of early ischemic bowel lesions in a porcine model of arterial AMI. STUDY TYPE Prospective/cohort. ANIMAL MODEL Porcine model of arterial AMI obtained by embolization of the superior mesenteric artery (seven pigs). FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE A 5-T. T1 gradient-echo-weighted-imaging (WI), half-Fourier-acquisition-single-shot-turbo-spin-echo, T2 turbo-spin-echo, true-fast-imaging-with-steady-precession (True-FISP), diffusion-weighted-echo-planar (DWI). ASSESSMENT T1-WI, T2-WI, and DWI were performed before and continuously after embolization for 6 hours. The signal intensity (SI) of the ischemic bowel was assessed visually and quantitatively on all sequences. The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) was assessed. STATISTICAL TESTS Paired Student's t-test or Mann-Whitney U-test, significance at P < 0.05. RESULTS One pig died from non-AMI-related causes. The remaining pigs underwent a median 5 h53 (range 1 h24-6 h01) of ischemia. Visually, the ischemic bowel showed signal hyperintensity on DWI-b800 after a median 85 (57-276) minutes compared to the nonischemic bowel. DWI-b800 SI significantly increased after 2 hours (+19%) and the ADC significant decrease within the first hour (-31%). The ischemic bowel was hyperintense on precontrast T1-WI after a median 87 (70-171) minutes with no significant quantitative changes over time (P = 0.46-0.93). The ischemic bowel was hyperintense on T2-WI in three pigs with a significant SI increase on True-FISP after 1 and 2 hours. DATA CONCLUSION Changes in SI and ADC can be seen early after the onset of arterial AMI with DWI. The value of T2-WI appears to be limited. EVIDENCE LEVEL 1 TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 2.
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- Lorenzo Garzelli
- Université Paris Cité, Paris, France & Department of Radiology, Beaujon Hospital, APHP.Nord, Clichy, France.,IHU Strasbourg - Image Guided Surgery, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France
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- IHU Strasbourg - Image Guided Surgery, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France.,Hepatology, Department of Biomedical Research, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- IHU Strasbourg - Image Guided Surgery, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France
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- IHU Strasbourg - Image Guided Surgery, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France
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- IHU Strasbourg - Image Guided Surgery, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Paris, France & Department of Radiology, Beaujon Hospital, APHP.Nord, Clichy, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Paris, France & Department of Radiology, Beaujon Hospital, APHP.Nord, Clichy, France
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- Department of Pathology, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Université Paris Cité, Paris, France & Structure d'Urgence Vasculaire Intestinales (SURVI), Nutritional support, Gastroenterology, Beaujon Hospital, APHP.Nord, Clichy, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Paris, France & Department of Radiology, Beaujon Hospital, APHP.Nord, Clichy, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Paris, France & Department of Radiology, Beaujon Hospital, APHP.Nord, Clichy, France
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- IHU Strasbourg - Image Guided Surgery, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France
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- IHU Strasbourg - Image Guided Surgery, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France.,IRCAD, Research Institute against Digestive Cancer, Strasbourg, France.,Department of General, Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital of Strasbourg, France.,ICube Lab, Photonics for Health, Strasbourg, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Paris, France & Department of Radiology, Beaujon Hospital, APHP.Nord, Clichy, France
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Boudreau E, Kerwin SC, DuPont EB, Levine JM, Griffin JF. Temporal and sequence-related variability in diffusion-weighted imaging of presumed cerebrovascular accidents in the dog brain. Front Vet Sci 2022; 9:1008447. [PMID: 36419725 PMCID: PMC9676236 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.1008447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) is often used to guide clinical interpretation of intraparenchymal brain lesions when there is suspicion for a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Despite widespread evidence that imaging and patient parameters can influence diffusion-weighted measurements, such as apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), there is little published data on such measurements for naturally occurring CVA in clinical cases in dogs. We describe a series of 22 presumed and confirmed spontaneous canine CVA with known time of clinical onset imaged on a single 3T magnet between 2011 and 2021. Median ADC values of < 1.0x10−3 mm2/s were seen in normal control tissues as well as within CVAs. Absolute and relative ADC values in CVAs were well-correlated (R2 = 0.82). Absolute ADC values < 1.0x10−3 mm2/s prevailed within ischemic CVAs, though there were exceptions, including some lesions of < 5 days age. Some lesions showed reduced absolute but not relative ADC values when compared to matched normal contralateral tissue. CVAs with large hemorrhagic components did not show restricted diffusion. Variation in the DWI sequence used impacted the ADC values obtained. Failure to identify a region of ADC < 1.0x10−3 mm2/s should not exclude CVA from the differential list when clinical suspicion is high.
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- Elizabeth Boudreau
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
- *Correspondence: Elizabeth Boudreau
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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Cheung J, Doerr M, Hu R, Sun PZ. Refined Ischemic Penumbra Imaging with Tissue pH and Diffusion Kurtosis Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Transl Stroke Res 2021; 12:742-753. [PMID: 33159656 PMCID: PMC8102648 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-020-00868-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Imaging has played a vital role in our mechanistic understanding of acute ischemia and the management of acute stroke patients. The most recent DAWN and DEFUSE-3 trials showed that endovascular therapy could be extended to a selected group of late-presenting stroke patients with the aid of imaging. Although perfusion and diffusion MRI have been commonly used in stroke imaging, the approximation of their mismatch as the penumbra is oversimplified, particularly in the era of endovascular therapy. Briefly, the hypoperfusion lesion includes the benign oligemia that does not proceed to infarction. Also, with prompt and effective reperfusion therapy, a portion of the diffusion lesion is potentially reversible. Therefore, advanced imaging that provides improved ischemic tissue characterization may enable new experimental stroke therapeutics and eventually further individualize stroke treatment upon translation to the clinical setting. Specifically, pH imaging captures tissue of altered metabolic state that demarcates the hypoperfused lesion into ischemic penumbra and benign oligemia, which remains promising to define the ischemic penumbra's outer boundary. On the other hand, diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) differentiates the most severely damaged and irreversibly injured diffusion lesion from the portion of diffusion lesion that is potentially reversible, refining the inner boundary of the penumbra. Altogether, the development of advanced imaging has the potential to not only transform the experimental stroke research but also aid clinical translation and patient management.
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- Jesse Cheung
- Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA
- Yerkes Imaging Center, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA
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- Yerkes Imaging Center, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA
- Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton RD NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Yerkes Imaging Center, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton RD NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
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Yeo M, Kok HK, Kutaiba N, Maingard J, Thijs V, Tahayori B, Russell J, Jhamb A, Chandra RV, Brooks M, Barras CD, Asadi H. Artificial intelligence in clinical decision support and outcome prediction - applications in stroke. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2021; 65:518-528. [PMID: 34050596 DOI: 10.1111/1754-9485.13193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making a profound impact in healthcare, with the number of AI applications in medicine increasing substantially over the past five years. In acute stroke, it is playing an increasingly important role in clinical decision-making. Contemporary advances have increased the amount of information - both clinical and radiological - which clinicians must consider when managing patients. In the time-critical setting of acute stroke, AI offers the tools to rapidly evaluate and consolidate available information, extracting specific predictions from rich, noisy data. It has been applied to the automatic detection of stroke lesions on imaging and can guide treatment decisions through the prediction of tissue outcomes and long-term functional outcomes. This review examines the current state of AI applications in stroke, exploring their potential to reform stroke care through clinical decision support, as well as the challenges and limitations which must be addressed to facilitate their acceptance and adoption for clinical use.
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- Melissa Yeo
- School of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Interventional Radiology Service, Department of Radiology, Northern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Stroke Theme, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Neurology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- IBM Research Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
- Stroke Theme, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Interventional Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- South Australian Institute of Health and Medical Research, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
- Stroke Theme, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Radiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Interventional Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, 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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Gattringer T, Valdes Hernandez M, Heye A, Armitage PA, Makin S, Chappell F, Pinter D, Doubal F, Enzinger C, Fazekas F, Wardlaw JM. Predictors of Lesion Cavitation After Recent Small Subcortical Stroke. Transl Stroke Res 2019; 11:402-411. [PMID: 31705427 PMCID: PMC7235062 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-019-00741-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
Morphologic evolution of recent small subcortical infarcts (RSSI) ranges from lesion disappearance to lacune formation and the reasons for this variability are still poorly understood. We hypothesized that diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and blood-brain-barrier (BBB) abnormalities early on can predict tissue damage 1 year after an RSSI. We studied prospectively recruited patients with a symptomatic MRI-defined RSSI who underwent baseline and two pre-specified MRI examinations at 1-3-month and 1-year post-stroke. We defined the extent of long-term tissue destruction, termed cavitation index, as the ratio of the 1-year T1-weighted cavity volume to the baseline RSSI volume on FLAIR. We calculated fractional anisotropy and mean diffusivity (MD) of the RSSI and normal-appearing white matter, and BBB leakage in different tissues on dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI. Amongst 60 patients, at 1-year post-stroke, 44 patients showed some degree of RSSI cavitation on FLAIR, increasing to 50 on T2- and 56 on T1-weighted high-resolution scans, with a median cavitation index of 7% (range, 1-36%). Demographic, clinical, and cerebral small vessel disease features were not associated with the cavitation index. While lower baseline MD of the RSSI (rs = - 0.371; p = 0.004) and more contrast leakage into CSF (rs = 0.347; p = 0.007) were associated with the cavitation index in univariable analysis, only BBB leakage in CSF remained independently associated with cavitation (beta = 0.315, p = 0.046). Increased BBB leakage into CSF may indicate worse endothelial dysfunction and increased risk of tissue destruction post RSSI. Although cavitation was common, it only affected a small proportion of the original RSSI.
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- Thomas Gattringer
- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.,Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK.,UK Dementia Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK.,UK Dementia Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK.,UK Dementia Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK.,UK Dementia Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Academic Section of Geriatric Medicine, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK.,UK Dementia Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK.,UK Dementia Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK. .,UK Dementia Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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Pinter D, Gattringer T, Enzinger C, Seifert-Held T, Kneihsl M, Fandler S, Pichler A, Barro C, Eppinger S, Pirpamer L, Bachmaier G, Ropele S, Wardlaw JM, Kuhle J, Khalil M, Fazekas F. Longitudinal MRI dynamics of recent small subcortical infarcts and possible predictors. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2019; 39:1669-1677. [PMID: 29737904 PMCID: PMC6727145 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x18775215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
We aimed to explore the morphological evolution of recent small subcortical infarcts (RSSIs) over 15 months. Moreover, we hypothesized that quantitative lesion apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values and serum neurofilament light (NfL) levels predict subsequent lacunar cavitation. We prospectively studied 78 RSSI patients, who underwent pre-defined follow-up investigations three and 15 months poststroke using 3 T MRI including high-resolution T1 sequences. To identify potential predictors of cavitation, we determined RSSI size and quantitative ADC values, and serum NfL using the SIMOA technique. The majority of RSSIs showed cavitation at three months (n = 61, 78%) with only minimal changes regarding cavitation status thereafter. The maximum axial lacunar diameter decreased from 8 mm at three to 7 mm at 15 months (p < 0.05). RSSIs which cavitated had lower lesional ADC values and were associated with higher baseline NfL levels compared to those without cavitation, but did not differ regarding lesion size. In logistic regression analysis, only baseline NfL levels predicted cavitation (p = 0.017). In this prospective study using predefined high-resolution MRI protocols, the majority of RSSIs evolved into lacunes during the first three months poststroke with not much change thereafter. Serum NfL seems to be a promising biomarker for more advanced subsequent tissue destruction in RSSIs.
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- Daniela Pinter
- 1 Department of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- 1 Department of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Austria.,2 Division of Neuroradiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- 1 Department of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- 1 Department of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- 3 Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Departments of Medicine, Biomedicine and Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- 1 Department of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- 4 Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Documentation, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- 1 Department of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- 5 Brain Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,6 UK Dementia Research Institute at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- 3 Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Departments of Medicine, Biomedicine and Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- 1 Department of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- 1 Department of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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Hsia AW, Luby M, Cullison K, Burton S, Armonda R, Liu AH, Leigh R, Nadareishvili Z, Benson RT, Lynch JK, Latour LL. Rapid Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Evolution After Early Revascularization. Stroke 2019; 50:2086-2092. [PMID: 31238830 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.025784] [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] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and Purpose- In this era of endovascular therapy (EVT) with early, complete recanalization and reperfusion, we have observed an even more rapid apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) normalization within the acute ischemic lesion compared with the natural history or IV-tPA-treated patient. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of revascularization on ADC evolution within the core lesion in the first 24 hours in acute ischemic stroke patients. Methods- This retrospective study included anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke patients treated with EVT with or without intravenous tPA (IVT) from 2015 to 2017 compared with a consecutive cohort of IVT-only patients treated before 2015. Diffusion-weighted imaging and ADC maps were used to quantify baseline core lesions. Median ADC value change and core reversal were determined at 24 hours. Diffusion-weighted imaging lesion growth was measured at 24 hours and 5 days. Good clinical outcome was defined as modified Rankin Scale score of 0 to 2 at 90 days. Results- Twenty-five patients (50%) received IVT while the other 25 patients received EVT (50%) with or without IVT. Between these patient groups, there were no differences in age, sex, baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, interhospital transfer, or IVT rates. Thirty-two patients (64%) revascularized with 69% receiving EVT. There was a significant increase in median ADC value of the core lesion at 24 hours in patients who revascularized compared with further ADC reduction in nonrevascularization patients. Revascularization patients had a significantly higher rate of good clinical outcome at 90 days, 63% versus 9% (P=0.003). Core reversal at 24 hours was significantly higher in revascularization patients, 69% versus 22% (P=0.002). Conclusions- ADC evolution in acute ischemic stroke patients with early, complete revascularization, now more commonly seen with EVT, is strikingly different from our historical understanding. The early ADC normalization we have observed in this setting may include a component of secondary injury and serve as a potential imaging biomarker for the development of future adjunctive therapies. Clinical Trial Registration- URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00009243.
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- Amie W Hsia
- From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Stroke Branch, Bethesda, MD (A.W.H., M.L., K.C., S.B., R.L., Z.N., R.T.B., J.K.L., L.L.L.).,MedStar Washington Hospital Center Comprehensive Stroke Center, Washington, DC (A.W.H., S.B., R.T.B.)
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- From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Stroke Branch, Bethesda, MD (A.W.H., M.L., K.C., S.B., R.L., Z.N., R.T.B., J.K.L., L.L.L.)
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- From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Stroke Branch, Bethesda, MD (A.W.H., M.L., K.C., S.B., R.L., Z.N., R.T.B., J.K.L., L.L.L.)
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- From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Stroke Branch, Bethesda, MD (A.W.H., M.L., K.C., S.B., R.L., Z.N., R.T.B., J.K.L., L.L.L.).,MedStar Washington Hospital Center Comprehensive Stroke Center, Washington, DC (A.W.H., S.B., R.T.B.)
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- From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Stroke Branch, Bethesda, MD (A.W.H., M.L., K.C., S.B., R.L., Z.N., R.T.B., J.K.L., L.L.L.)
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- From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Stroke Branch, Bethesda, MD (A.W.H., M.L., K.C., S.B., R.L., Z.N., R.T.B., J.K.L., L.L.L.)
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- From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Stroke Branch, Bethesda, MD (A.W.H., M.L., K.C., S.B., R.L., Z.N., R.T.B., J.K.L., L.L.L.).,MedStar Washington Hospital Center Comprehensive Stroke Center, Washington, DC (A.W.H., S.B., R.T.B.)
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- From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Stroke Branch, Bethesda, MD (A.W.H., M.L., K.C., S.B., R.L., Z.N., R.T.B., J.K.L., L.L.L.)
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- From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Stroke Branch, Bethesda, MD (A.W.H., M.L., K.C., S.B., R.L., Z.N., R.T.B., J.K.L., L.L.L.)
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- From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Stroke Branch, Bethesda, MD (A.W.H., M.L., K.C., S.B., R.L., Z.N., R.T.B., J.K.L., L.L.L.)
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Kim YC, Lee JE, Yu I, Song HN, Baek IY, Seong JK, Jeong HG, Kim BJ, Nam HS, Chung JW, Bang OY, Kim GM, Seo WK. Evaluation of Diffusion Lesion Volume Measurements in Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Encoder-Decoder Convolutional Network. Stroke 2019; 50:1444-1451. [DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.024261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Yoon-Chul Kim
- From the Clinical Research Institute (Y.-C.K.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology (J.-E.L., I.Y., H.-N.S., I.-Y.B., J.-W.C., O.Y.B., G.-M.K., W.-K.S.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology (J.-E.L., I.Y., H.-N.S., I.-Y.B., J.-W.C., O.Y.B., G.-M.K., W.-K.S.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology (J.-E.L., I.Y., H.-N.S., I.-Y.B., J.-W.C., O.Y.B., G.-M.K., W.-K.S.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology (J.-E.L., I.Y., H.-N.S., I.-Y.B., J.-W.C., O.Y.B., G.-M.K., W.-K.S.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul (J.-K.S.)
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- Department of Neurology and Cerebrovascular Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seong Nam, Republic of Korea (H.-G.J., B.J.K.)
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- Department of Neurology and Cerebrovascular Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seong Nam, Republic of Korea (H.-G.J., B.J.K.)
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (H.S.N.)
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- Department of Neurology (J.-E.L., I.Y., H.-N.S., I.-Y.B., J.-W.C., O.Y.B., G.-M.K., W.-K.S.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology (J.-E.L., I.Y., H.-N.S., I.-Y.B., J.-W.C., O.Y.B., G.-M.K., W.-K.S.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology (J.-E.L., I.Y., H.-N.S., I.-Y.B., J.-W.C., O.Y.B., G.-M.K., W.-K.S.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology (J.-E.L., I.Y., H.-N.S., I.-Y.B., J.-W.C., O.Y.B., G.-M.K., W.-K.S.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea
- Department of Digital Health, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (W.-K.S.)
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Maetani Y, Nakamori M, Imamura E, Ishii Y, Aihara H, Suyama Y, Wakabayashi S, Maruyama H. Utility of Minimum Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Ratios in Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score Regions for Deciding on Stroke Therapy. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2019; 28:1371-1380. [PMID: 30803784 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2019] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Therapeutic indications for recombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapy and endovascular therapy need to be assessed for patients with hyperacute ischemic stroke. We investigated the relationship between the minimum apparent diffusion coefficient ratios in each Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score region and reversible lesion in patients with hyperacute ischemic stroke receiving recombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapy and/or treated with endovascular therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 29 patients with first ischemic stroke due to stenosis/occlusion of the internal carotid artery or horizontal portion of the middle cerebral artery that was successfully recanalized by recombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapy and/or treated with endovascular therapy. We measured the minimum apparent diffusion coefficient value in each Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score region (11 regions) and calculated the ratio. RESULTS There was a significant difference in minimum apparent diffusion coefficient ratios between regions that included and did not include infarction (P < .0001), which were distinguishable with a cutoff value of .808 (area under the curve = .80, P < .001). A statistical difference in the proportion of infarction with the cutoff value was observed between patients treated with endovascular therapy and receiving recombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapy alone (9.9% versus 24.6%, P = .0041) and between patients with affected middle cerebral and internal carotid arteries (7.0% versus 24.2%, P = .0002). The lowest apparent diffusion coefficient ratio was associated with the time to recombinant tissue plasminogen activator injection. CONCLUSIONS Minimum apparent diffusion coefficient ratios in Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score regions are useful in predicting therapeutic effect.
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- Yuta Maetani
- Department of Neurology, Suiseikai Kajikawa Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan; Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Suiseikai Kajikawa Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
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- Department of Neurology, Suiseikai Kajikawa Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Suiseikai Kajikawa Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Suiseikai Kajikawa Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Suiseikai Kajikawa Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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Diffusion-Weighted MRI Stroke Volume Following Recanalization Treatment is Threshold-Dependent. Clin Neuroradiol 2017; 29:135-141. [PMID: 29051996 DOI: 10.1007/s00062-017-0634-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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PURPOSE Infarct lesion segmentation has been problematic as there are a wide range of relative and absolute diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) thresholds that have been used for this purpose. We examined differences of stroke lesion volume and evolution evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during the immediate post-treatment phase (<5 h) and at 24 h. METHODS In this study 33 acute ischemic stroke patients were imaged with MRI <5 h and 24 h post-reperfusion treatment. Lesion volumes were segmented on ADC maps and average DWI using literature cited absolute ADC and relative DWI thresholds. The segmented lesion volumes within both time points were compared and the absolute change in lesion volume (infarct growth) between the two time points was calculated and compared using Bland-Altman analysis. RESULTS Lesion volumes differed significantly when different relative DWI or absolute ADC thresholds were used (p < 0.05), which held true for baseline as well as follow-up lesions. The median absolute changes in lesion volume from baseline to follow-up for ADC thresholds of 550 × 10-6 mm2/s, 600 × 10-6 mm2/s, 630 × 10-6 mm2/s and 650 × 10-6 mm2/s were 3.5 ml, 4.2 ml, 4.5 ml, and 6.5 ml, respectively (p < 0.05). Likewise, the median absolute changes in lesion volume from baseline to follow-up for DWI thresholds, k = 0.85, 1.28, 1.64, 1.96, and 2.7 were 10.1 ml, 7.3 ml, 5.7 ml, 5.4 ml and 4.2 ml, respectively (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Absolute lesion volumes and changes in lesion volumes (infarct growth) measured after recanalization treatment were dependent on absolute ADC and relative DWI thresholds, which may have clinical significance. Standardization of techniques for measuring DWI lesion volumes requires immediate attention.
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Abbott AL, Silvestrini M, Topakian R, Golledge J, Brunser AM, de Borst GJ, Harbaugh RE, Doubal FN, Rundek T, Thapar A, Davies AH, Kam A, Wardlaw JM. Optimizing the Definitions of Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack, and Infarction for Research and Application in Clinical Practice. Front Neurol 2017; 8:537. [PMID: 29104559 PMCID: PMC5654955 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Until now, stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) have been clinically based terms which describe the presence and duration of characteristic neurological deficits attributable to intrinsic disorders of particular arteries supplying the brain, retina, or (sometimes) the spinal cord. Further, infarction has been pathologically defined as death of neural tissue due to reduced blood supply. Recently, it has been proposed we shift to definitions of stroke and TIA determined by neuroimaging results alone and that neuroimaging findings be equated with infarction. METHODS We examined the scientific validity and clinical implications of these proposals using the existing published literature and our own experience in research and clinical practice. RESULTS We found that the proposals to change to imaging-dominant definitions, as published, are ambiguous and inconsistent. Therefore, they cannot provide the standardization required in research or its application in clinical practice. Further, we found that the proposals are scientifically incorrect because neuroimaging findings do not always correlate with the clinical status or the presence of infarction. In addition, we found that attempts to use the proposals are disrupting research, are otherwise clinically unhelpful and do not solve the problems they were proposed to solve. CONCLUSION We advise that the proposals must not be accepted. In particular, we explain why the clinical focus of the definitions of stroke and TIA should be retained with continued sub-classification of these syndromes depending neuroimaging results (with or without other information) and that infarction should remain a pathological term. We outline ways the established clinically based definitions of stroke and TIA, and use of them, may be improved to encourage better patient outcomes in the modern era.
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- Anne L. Abbott
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- The Neurology Department, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Academic Teaching Hospital Wels-Grieskirchen, Wels, Austria
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- Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- Cerebrovascular Program, Neurology Service, Department of Medicine, Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana – Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Centre of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Penn State University, State College, PA, United States
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Department of Medicine, Elderly Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
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- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Academic Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College School of Medicine, Charing Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, UK Dementia Research Institute at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Duchêne G, Peeters F, Peeters A, Duprez T. A comparative study of the sensitivity of diffusion-related parameters obtained from diffusion tensor imaging, diffusional kurtosis imaging, q-space analysis and bi-exponential modelling in the early disease course (24 h) of hyperacute (6 h) ischemic stroke patients. MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2017; 30:375-385. [DOI: 10.1007/s10334-017-0612-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Revised: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Lopez-Mejia M, Roldan-Valadez E. Comparisons of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Values in Penumbra, Infarct, and Normal Brain Regions in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Confirmatory Data Using Bootstrap Confidence Intervals, Analysis of Variance, and Analysis of Means. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2016; 25:515-22. [PMID: 26654670 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Revised: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/31/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Leithner C, Füchtemeier M, Jorks D, Mueller S, Dirnagl U, Royl G. Infarct Volume Prediction by Early Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Murine Stroke Model Depends on Ischemia Duration and Time of Imaging. Stroke 2015; 46:3249-59. [PMID: 26451016 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.007832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Despite standardization of experimental stroke models, final infarct sizes after middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) vary considerably. This introduces uncertainties in the evaluation of drug effects on stroke. Magnetic resonance imaging may detect variability of surgically induced ischemia before treatment and thus improve treatment effect evaluation. METHODS MCAO of 45 and 90 minutes induced brain infarcts in 83 mice. During, and 3 and 6 hours after MCAO, we performed multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging. We evaluated time courses of cerebral blood flow, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), T1, T2, accuracy of infarct prediction strategies, and impact on statistical evaluation of experimental stroke studies. RESULTS ADC decreased during MCAO but recovered completely on reperfusion after 45 and partially after 90-minute MCAO, followed by a secondary decline. ADC lesion volumes during MCAO or at 6 hours after MCAO largely determined final infarct volumes for 90 but not for 45 minutes MCAO. The majority of chance findings of final infarct volume differences in random group allocations of animals were associated with significant differences in early ADC lesion volumes for 90, but not for 45-minute MCAO. CONCLUSIONS The prediction accuracy of early magnetic resonance imaging for infarct volumes depends on timing of magnetic resonance imaging and MCAO duration. Variability of the posterior communicating artery in C57Bl6 mice contributes to differences in prediction accuracy between short and long MCAO. Early ADC imaging may be used to reduce errors in the interpretation of post MCAO treatment effects on stroke volumes.
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- Christoph Leithner
- From the Department of Experimental Neurology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., M.F., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Berlin, Germany (C.L., U.D.); German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) (M.F., U.D.) and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK) (U.D.), Berlin site, Charitéplatz, Berlin, Germany; and Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (G.R.).
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- From the Department of Experimental Neurology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., M.F., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Berlin, Germany (C.L., U.D.); German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) (M.F., U.D.) and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK) (U.D.), Berlin site, Charitéplatz, Berlin, Germany; and Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (G.R.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Neurology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., M.F., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Berlin, Germany (C.L., U.D.); German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) (M.F., U.D.) and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK) (U.D.), Berlin site, Charitéplatz, Berlin, Germany; and Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (G.R.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Neurology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., M.F., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Berlin, Germany (C.L., U.D.); German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) (M.F., U.D.) and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK) (U.D.), Berlin site, Charitéplatz, Berlin, Germany; and Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (G.R.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Neurology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., M.F., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Berlin, Germany (C.L., U.D.); German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) (M.F., U.D.) and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK) (U.D.), Berlin site, Charitéplatz, Berlin, Germany; and Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (G.R.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Neurology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., M.F., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Berlin, Germany (C.L., D.J., S.M., U.D., G.R.); NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Berlin, Germany (C.L., U.D.); German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) (M.F., U.D.) and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK) (U.D.), Berlin site, Charitéplatz, Berlin, Germany; and Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany (G.R.)
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Abstract
Background and Purpose—
Here, we assessed how sustained is reversal of the acute diffusion lesion (RAD) observed 24 hours after intravenous thrombolysis, and the relationships between RAD fate and early neurological improvement.
Methods—
We analyzed 155 consecutive patients thrombolyzed intravenously 152 minutes (median) after stroke onset and who underwent 3 MR sessions: 1 before and 2 after treatment (median times from onset, 25.6 and 54.3 hours, respectively). Using voxel-based analysis of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)
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, DWI
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, and DWI
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lesions on coregistered image data sets, we assessed the outcome of RAD voxels (hyperintense on DWI
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but not on DWI
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) as transient or sustained on DWI
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, and their relationships with early neurological improvement, defined as ΔNational Institutes of Health Stroke Scale ≥8 or National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale ≤1 at 24 hours.
T
max
and apparent diffusion coefficient values were compared between sustained and transient RAD voxels.
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The median (interquartile range) baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and DWI
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lesion volume were 11 (7–18) mL and 15.6 (6.0–50.9) mL, respectively. The median (interquartile range) RAD volume on DWI
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was 2.8 (1.1–6.6) mL, of which 70% was sustained on DWI
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. Sixteen (10.3%) patients had sustained RAD ≥10 mL. As compared with transient RAD voxels, sustained RAD voxels had nonsignificantly higher baseline apparent diffusion coefficient values (median [interquartile range], 793 [717–887] versus 777 [705–869]×10
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mm
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, respectively;
P
=0.08) and significantly better perfusion (
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max
, mean±SD, 6.3±3.2 versus 7.8±4.0 s;
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<0.001). At variance with transient RAD, the volume of sustained RAD was associated with early neurological improvement in multivariate analysis (odds ratio, 1.08; 95% confidence interval, [1.01–1.17], per 1-mL increase;
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=0.03).
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After thrombolysis, over two-thirds of the DWI lesion reversal captured on 24-hour follow-up MR is sustained. Sustained DWI lesion reversal volume is a strong imaging correlate of early neurological improvement.
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Asdaghi N, Campbell BCV, Butcher KS, Coulter JI, Modi J, Qazi A, Goyal M, Demchuk AM, Coutts SB. DWI reversal is associated with small infarct volume in patients with TIA and minor stroke. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2013; 35:660-6. [PMID: 24335541 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE More than half of patients with TIA/minor stroke have ischemic lesions on early DWI, which represent irreversibly damaged tissue. The presence and volume of DWI lesions predict early deterioration in this population. We aimed to study the rate and implications of DWI reversal in patients with TIA/minor stroke. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with TIA/minor stroke were prospectively enrolled and imaged within 24 hours of onset. Patients were followed for 3 months with repeat MR imaging either at day 30 or 90. Baseline DWI/PWI and follow-up FLAIR final infarct volumes were measured. RESULTS Of 418 patients included, 55.5% had DWI and 37% had PWI (time-to-peak of the impulse response ≥2 seconds' delay) lesions at baseline. The median time from symptom onset to baseline and follow-up imaging was 13.4 (interquartile range, 12.7) and 78.73 hours (interquartile range, 60.2), respectively. DWI reversal occurred in 5.7% of patients. The median DWI lesion volume was significantly smaller in those with reversal (0.26 mL, interquartile range = 0.58 mL) compared with those without (1.29 mL, interquartile range = 3.6 mL, P = .002); 72.7% of DWI reversal occurred in cortically based lesions. Concurrent tissue hypoperfusion (time-to-peak of the impulse response ≥2 seconds) was seen in 36.4% of those with DWI reversal versus 62.4% without (P = .08). DWI reversal occurred in 3.3% of patients with penumbral patterns (time-to-peak of the impulse response ≥6 seconds - DWI) > 0 and in 6.8% of those without penumbral patterns (P = .3). The severity of hypoperfusion, defined as greater prolongation of time-to-peak of the impulse response (≥2, ≥4, ≥6, ≥8 seconds), did not affect the likelihood of DWI reversal (linear trend, P = .147). No patient with DWI reversal had an mRS score of ≥2 at 90 days versus 18.2% of those without reversal (P = .02). CONCLUSIONS DWI reversal is uncommon in patients with TIA/minor stroke and is more likely to occur in those with smaller baseline lesions. DWI reversal should not have a significant effect on the accuracy of penumbra definition.
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- N Asdaghi
- From Departments of Clinical Neurosciences (N.A., J.I.C., A.Q., M.G., A.M.D., S.B.C.)
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Campbell BCV, Macrae IM. Translational Perspectives on Perfusion–Diffusion Mismatch in Ischemic Stroke. Int J Stroke 2013; 10:153-62. [DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Magnetic resonance imaging has tremendous potential to illuminate ischemic stroke pathophysiology and guide rational treatment decisions. Clinical applications to date have been largely limited to trials. However, recent analyses of the major clinical studies have led to refinements in selection criteria and improved understanding of the potential implications for the risk vs. benefit of thrombolytic therapy. In parallel, preclinical studies have provided complementary information on the evolution of stroke that is difficult to obtain in humans due to the requirement for continuous or repeated imaging and pathological verification. We review the clinical and preclinical advances that have led to perfusion–diffusion mismatch being applied in phase 3 randomized trials and, potentially, future routine clinical practice.
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- Bruce C. V. Campbell
- Department of Medicine and Neurology, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Sanelli PC, Sykes JB, Ford AL, Lee JM, Vo KD, Hallam DK. Imaging and treatment of patients with acute stroke: an evidence-based review. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2013; 35:1045-51. [PMID: 23598836 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Evidence-based medicine has emerged as a valuable tool to guide clinical decision-making, by summarizing the best possible evidence for both diagnostic and treatment strategies. Imaging plays a critical role in the evaluation and treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke, especially those who are being considered for thrombolytic or endovascular therapy. Time from stroke-symptom onset to treatment is a strong predictor of long-term functional outcome after stroke. Therefore, imaging and treatment decisions must occur rapidly in this setting, while minimizing unnecessary delays in treatment. The aim of this review was to summarize the best available evidence for the diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients with acute ischemic stroke.
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- P C Sanelli
- From the Departments of Radiology (P.C.S., J.B.S.)Public Health (P.C.S.), Weill Cornell Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
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- From the Departments of Radiology (P.C.S., J.B.S.)
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- Departments of Neurology (A.L.F., J.-M.L.)
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- Departments of Neurology (A.L.F., J.-M.L.)Radiology (J.-M.L., K.D.V.), Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Radiology (J.-M.L., K.D.V.), Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Radiology (D.K.H.), University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
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van der Aa NE, Benders MJNL, Vincken KL, Groenendaal F, de Vries LS. The course of apparent diffusion coefficient values following perinatal arterial ischemic stroke. PLoS One 2013; 8:e56784. [PMID: 23457613 PMCID: PMC3572984 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2012] [Accepted: 01/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Diffusion weighted MR imaging (DWI) plays an important role in the diagnosis of perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (PAIS) during the acute phase. Its derived apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) can be used to quantify the diffusion restriction. Aim of the current study was to identify the changes in ADC values in the acute phase following PAIS. METHODS A cohort of 36 infants with a confirmed PAIS who were examined once during the first ten days of life was studied. ADC values in the core of the ischemic tissue (iADC) were determined and correlated with postnatal age. ADC ratios (rADC) were calculated by dividing the iADC value by the ADC value of the corresponding area in the contralateral 'healthy' hemisphere. RESULTS Infants were scanned between days two and ten. A non-linear increase in iADC and rADC values was observed over time and large middle cerebral artery strokes resulted in lower iADC and rADC values. Normalisation of rADC values was observed after day seven. rADC values were lower when compared to previously published rADC values of infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, suggesting more severe injury. CONCLUSIONS Following PAIS, DWI showed decreased ADC values with a non-linear increase during the first week, and pseudonormalization after day 7, which limits the use of DWI to assess PAIS to the first week. Compared to previous studies, ADC values were lower when compared to infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, most likely due to more severe injury.
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- Niek E. van der Aa
- Department of Neonatology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neonatology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Image Sciences Institute, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neonatology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neonatology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Clinical use of computed tomographic perfusion for the diagnosis and prediction of lesion growth in acute ischemic stroke. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2012; 23:114-22. [PMID: 23253533 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Revised: 10/07/2012] [Accepted: 10/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Computed tomography perfusion (CTP) mapping in research centers correlates well with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) lesions and may accurately differentiate the infarct core from ischemic penumbra. The value of CTP in real-world clinical practice has not been fully established. We investigated the yield of CTP-derived cerebral blood volume (CBV) and mean transient time (MTT) for the detection of cerebral ischemia and ischemic penumbra in a sample of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. METHODS We studied 165 patients with initial clinical symptoms suggestive of AIS. All patients had an initial noncontrast head CT, CTP, CT angiogram (CTA), and follow-up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain. The obtained perfusion images were used for image processing. CBV, MTT, and DWI lesion volumes were visually estimated and manually traced. Statistical analysis was conducted using R and SAS software. RESULTS All normal DWI sequences had normal CBV and MTT studies (N = 89). Seventy-three patients had acute DWI lesions. CBV was abnormal in 23.3% and MTT was abnormal in 42.5% of these patients. There was a high specificity (91.8%) but poor sensitivity (40.0%) for MTT maps predicting positive DWI. The Spearman correlation was significant between MTT and DWI lesions (ρ = 0.66; P > .0001) only for abnormal MTT and DWI lesions >0 cc. CBV lesions did not correlate with final DWI. CONCLUSIONS In real-world use, acute imaging with CTP did not predict stroke or DWI lesions with sufficient accuracy. Our findings argue against the use of CTP for screening AIS patients until real-world implementations match the accuracy reported from specialized research centers.
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Labeyrie MA, Turc G, Hess A, Hervo P, Mas JL, Meder JF, Baron JC, Touzé E, Oppenheim C. Diffusion Lesion Reversal After Thrombolysis. Stroke 2012; 43:2986-91. [DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.112.661009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Marc-Antoine Labeyrie
- From the From Departments of Radiology (M.A.L., A.H., J.F.M., C.O.), and Neurology (G.T., J.C.B., J.L.M., E.T.), Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris Cité, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, INSERM S894, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Paris, France; and General Electric Healthcare, Buc, France (P.H.)
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- From the From Departments of Radiology (M.A.L., A.H., J.F.M., C.O.), and Neurology (G.T., J.C.B., J.L.M., E.T.), Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris Cité, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, INSERM S894, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Paris, France; and General Electric Healthcare, Buc, France (P.H.)
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- From the From Departments of Radiology (M.A.L., A.H., J.F.M., C.O.), and Neurology (G.T., J.C.B., J.L.M., E.T.), Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris Cité, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, INSERM S894, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Paris, France; and General Electric Healthcare, Buc, France (P.H.)
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- From the From Departments of Radiology (M.A.L., A.H., J.F.M., C.O.), and Neurology (G.T., J.C.B., J.L.M., E.T.), Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris Cité, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, INSERM S894, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Paris, France; and General Electric Healthcare, Buc, France (P.H.)
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- From the From Departments of Radiology (M.A.L., A.H., J.F.M., C.O.), and Neurology (G.T., J.C.B., J.L.M., E.T.), Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris Cité, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, INSERM S894, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Paris, France; and General Electric Healthcare, Buc, France (P.H.)
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- From the From Departments of Radiology (M.A.L., A.H., J.F.M., C.O.), and Neurology (G.T., J.C.B., J.L.M., E.T.), Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris Cité, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, INSERM S894, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Paris, France; and General Electric Healthcare, Buc, France (P.H.)
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- From the From Departments of Radiology (M.A.L., A.H., J.F.M., C.O.), and Neurology (G.T., J.C.B., J.L.M., E.T.), Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris Cité, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, INSERM S894, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Paris, France; and General Electric Healthcare, Buc, France (P.H.)
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- From the From Departments of Radiology (M.A.L., A.H., J.F.M., C.O.), and Neurology (G.T., J.C.B., J.L.M., E.T.), Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris Cité, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, INSERM S894, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Paris, France; and General Electric Healthcare, Buc, France (P.H.)
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- From the From Departments of Radiology (M.A.L., A.H., J.F.M., C.O.), and Neurology (G.T., J.C.B., J.L.M., E.T.), Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris Cité, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, INSERM S894, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Paris, France; and General Electric Healthcare, Buc, France (P.H.)
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Sheth KN, Terry JB, Nogueira RG, Horev A, Nguyen TN, Fong AK, Gandhi D, Prabhakaran S, Wisco D, Glenn BA, Tayal AH, Ludwig B, Hussain MS, Jovin TG, Clemmons PF, Cronin C, Liebeskind DS, Tian M, Gupta R. Advanced modality imaging evaluation in acute ischemic stroke may lead to delayed endovascular reperfusion therapy without improvement in clinical outcomes. J Neurointerv Surg 2012; 5 Suppl 1:i62-5. [PMID: 23076268 DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2012-010512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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PURPOSE Advanced neuroimaging techniques may improve patient selection for endovascular stroke treatment but may also delay time to reperfusion. We studied the effect of advanced modality imaging with CT perfusion (CTP) or MRI compared with non-contrast CT (NCT) in a multicenter cohort. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective study of 10 stroke centers who select patients for endovascular treatment using institutional protocols. Approval was obtained from each institution's review board as only de-identified information was used. We collected demographic and radiographic data, selected time intervals, and outcome data. ANOVA was used to compare the groups (NCT vs CTP vs MRI). Binary logistic regression analysis was performed to determine factors associated with a good clinical outcome. RESULTS 556 patients were analyzed. Mean age was 66 ± 15 years and median National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score was 18 (IQR 14-22). NCT was used in 286 (51%) patients, CTP in 190 (34%) patients, and MRI in 80 (14%) patients. NCT patients had significantly lower median times to groin puncture (61 min, IQR (40-117)) compared with CTP (114 min, IQR (81-152)) or MRI (124 min, IQR (87-165)). There were no differences in clinical outcomes, hemorrhage rates, or final infarct volumes among the groups. CONCLUSIONS The current retrospective study shows that multimodal imaging may be associated with delays in treatment without reducing hemorrhage rates or improving clinical outcomes. This exploratory analysis suggests that prospective randomised studies are warranted to support the hypothesis that advanced modality imaging is superior to NCT in improving clinical outcomes.
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- Kevin N Sheth
- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Campbell BCV, Christensen S, Levi CR, Desmond PM, Donnan GA, Davis SM, Parsons MW. Comparison of computed tomography perfusion and magnetic resonance imaging perfusion-diffusion mismatch in ischemic stroke. Stroke 2012; 43:2648-53. [PMID: 22858726 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.112.660548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Perfusion imaging has the potential to select patients most likely to respond to thrombolysis. We tested the correspondence of computed tomography perfusion (CTP)-derived mismatch with contemporaneous perfusion-diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS Acute ischemic stroke patients 3 to 6 hours after onset had CTP and perfusion-diffusion MRI within 1 hour, before thrombolysis. Relative cerebral blood flow (relCBF) and time to peak of the deconvolved tissue residue function (Tmax) were calculated. The diffusion lesion (diffusion-weighted imaging) was registered to the CTP slabs and manually outlined to its maximal visual extent. Volumetric accuracy of CT-relCBF infarct core (compared with diffusion-weighted imaging) was tested. To reduce false-positive low CBF regions, relCBF core was restricted to voxels within a relative time-to-peak (relTTP) >4 seconds for lesion region of interest. The MR-Tmax >6 seconds perfusion lesion was automatically segmented and registered to CTP. Receiver-operating characteristic analysis determined the optimal CT-Tmax threshold to match MR-Tmax >6 seconds. Agreement of these CT parameters with MR perfusion-diffusion mismatch in coregistered slabs was assessed (mismatch ratio >1.2, absolute mismatch >10 mL, infarct core <70 mL). RESULTS In analysis of 49 patients (mean onset to CT, 213 minutes; mean CT to MR, 31 minutes), constraining relCBF <31% within the automated relTTP perfusion lesion region of interest reduced the median magnitude of volumetric error (vs diffusion-weighted imaging) from 47.5 mL to 15.8 mL (P<0.001). The optimal CT-Tmax threshold to match MR-Tmax >6 seconds was 6.2 seconds (95% confidence interval, 5.6-7.3 seconds; sensitivity, 91%; specificity, 70%; area under the curve, 0.87). Using CT-Tmax >6 seconds "penumbra" and relTTP-constrained relCBF "core," CT-based and MRI-based mismatch status was concordant in 90% (kappa=0.80). CONCLUSIONS Quantitative CTP mismatch classification using relCBF and Tmax is similar to perfusion-diffusion MRI. The greater accessibility of CTP may facilitate generalizability of mismatch-based selection in clinical practice and trials.
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- Bruce C V Campbell
- Department of Medicine, The Melbourne Brain Centre at Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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Campbell BCV, Purushotham A, Christensen S, Desmond PM, Nagakane Y, Parsons MW, Lansberg MG, Mlynash M, Straka M, De Silva DA, Olivot JM, Bammer R, Albers GW, Donnan GA, Davis SM. The infarct core is well represented by the acute diffusion lesion: sustained reversal is infrequent. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2012; 32:50-6. [PMID: 21772309 PMCID: PMC3323290 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2011.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2011] [Accepted: 06/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is commonly used to assess irreversibly infarcted tissue but its accuracy is challenged by reports of diffusion lesion reversal (DLR). We investigated the frequency and implications for mismatch classification of DLR using imaging from the EPITHET (Echoplanar Imaging Thrombolytic Evaluation Trial) and DEFUSE (Diffusion and Perfusion Imaging Evaluation for Understanding Stroke Evolution) studies. In 119 patients (83 treated with IV tissue plasminogen activator), follow-up images were coregistered to acute diffusion images and the lesions manually outlined to their maximal visual extent in diffusion space. Diffusion lesion reversal was defined as voxels of acute diffusion lesion that corresponded to normal brain at follow-up (i.e., final infarct, leukoaraiosis, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) voxels were excluded from consideration). The appearance of DLR was visually checked for artifacts, the volume calculated, and the impact of adjusting baseline diffusion lesion volume for DLR volume on perfusion-diffusion mismatch analyzed. Median DLR volume reduced from 4.4 to 1.5 mL after excluding CSF/leukoaraiosis. Visual inspection verified 8/119 (6.7%) with true DLR, median volume 2.33 mL. Subtracting DLR from acute diffusion volume altered perfusion-diffusion mismatch (T(max)>6 seconds, ratio>1.2) in 3/119 (2.5%) patients. Diffusion lesion reversal between baseline and 3 to 6 hours DWI was also uncommon (7/65, 11%) and often transient. Clinically relevant DLR is uncommon and rarely alters perfusion-diffusion mismatch. The acute diffusion lesion is generally a reliable signature of the infarct core.
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- Bruce C V Campbell
- Department of Medicine and Neurology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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