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01-09-2019 | Stroke | Neuro

Comparison of CT angiography collaterals for predicting target perfusion profile and clinical outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Authors: Shan-shan Lu, Xuan Zhang, Xiao-quan Xu, Yue-zhou Cao, Lin bo Zhao, Qiang-hui Liu, Fei-yun Wu, Sheng Liu, Hai-bin Shi

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 9/2019

Abstract

Objectives

To compare collateral status on single-phase CT angiography (sCTA) and multiphase CT angiography (mCTA) and their ability to predict a target mismatch on CT perfusion (CTP) and clinical outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).

Methods

Seventy-three AIS patients with stroke onset between 5 and 15 h or with unclear onset time and occlusions in the M1/M2 segment of the middle cerebral artery and/or intracranial internal carotid artery underwent head non-contrast CT and CTP. Simulated sCTA and mCTA were reconstructed from CTP data and were compared for collaterals assessment. The ability to predict target mismatch on CTP (an ischemic core < 70 ml, a mismatch ratio ≥ 1.8, and an absolute difference ≥ 15 ml) and 90-day modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 0–2 was compared between sCTA and mCTA by using receiver operating curve analysis.

Results

sCTA underestimated the collateral status when compared with mCTA (p < 0.01). The ability of mCTA to predict target mismatch (AUC = 0.902, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.809, 0.959) and clinical outcome (AUC = 0.771; 95% CI, 0.655, 0.864) was better than that of sCTA (p < 0.05 overall). A mCTA collateral score of > 3 best identified the target mismatch (sensitivity, 78.4%; specificity, 90.9%) and predicted 90-day mRS score of 0–2 (sensitivity, 84.8%; specificity, 69.4%).

Conclusions

The collaterals were better estimated by mCTA compared with sCTA. A mCTA collateral score of > 3 optimized the prediction of a target mismatch on CTP and a good clinical outcome in patients with AIS.

Key Points

• Collateral circulation is a key determinant of ischemic core and penumbra. Better collaterals are associated with smaller ischemic core volumes and larger mismatch ratios on CT perfusion.

• The collaterals can be better estimated by multiphase CTA compared with single-phase CTA.

• A collateral score of > 3 on multiphase CTA best identifies patients with target mismatch on CT perfusion and predicts 90-day mRS score of 0–2.

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Title: Comparison of CT angiography collaterals for predicting target perfusion profile and clinical outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke
Authors: Shan-shan Lu
Xuan Zhang
Xiao-quan Xu
Yue-zhou Cao
Lin bo Zhao
Qiang-hui Liu
Fei-yun Wu
Sheng Liu
Hai-bin Shi
Publication date: 01-09-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Stroke
CT Angiography
Published in: European Radiology / Issue 9/2019
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-019-06027-9

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Comparison of CT angiography collaterals for predicting target perfusion profile and clinical outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke

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Conclusions

Key Points

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