Abstract
Imaging may identify patients with very large infarcts who are unlikely to benefit from intra-arterial therapy. Although computed tomography (CT) is widely used, it suffers from poor sensitivity. We sought to evaluate whether combined evaluation of noncontrast CT (NCCT) and CT angiography (CTA) collaterals would improve the detection of large infarcts. All patients with anterior circulation proximal artery occlusion and baseline CT, CTA, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed were identified. NCCT ASPECTS, CTA collateral score (CS), and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) lesion volume were determined. Receiver-operating characteristic analyses were performed to test the discrimination of NCCT ASPECTS 0-4, CTA malignant collaterals (CS = 0: absent collaterals in >50% of M2 territory), and the combination for DWI volume > 100 mL. Among 54 patients, mean age was 67 years; median NIHSS was 14. Occlusion locations were ICA terminus (18 [33%]), MCA M1 (20 [37%]), and M2 (16 [30%]). Median NCCT ASPECTS was 8; 8 (15%) had ASPECTS 0-4. Median CTA CS was 2; 9 (17%) were categorized as malignant. Median DWI lesion volume was 25 mL; 12 (22%) had lesions >100 mL. Individually, the CTA malignant collateral profile (98%) and NCCT ASPECT...Continue Reading
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