Open AccessCBV_ASPECTS Improvement over CT_ASPECTS on Determining Irreversible Ischemic Lesion Decreases over Time
Author(s) -
Marina Padroni,
Sandra Boned,
Marc Ribó,
Marián Muchada,
David RodríguezLuna,
Pilar Coscojuela,
Alejandro Tomasello,
Jordi Cabero,
Jorge Pagola,
Noelia RodríguezVillatoro,
Jesús Juega,
Estela Sanjuán,
Carlos A. Molina,
Marta Rubiera
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
interventional neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.07
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1664-9737
pISSN - 1664-5545
DOI - 10.1159/000446969
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombolysis , stroke (engine) , nuclear medicine , perfusion scanning , lesion , radiology , perfusion , penumbra , ischemia , cerebral blood volume , acute stroke , cardiology , surgery , tissue plasminogen activator , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering
The Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) is a useful scoring system for assessing early ischemic signs on noncontrast computed tomography (CT). Cerebral blood volume (CBV) on CT perfusion defines the core lesion assumed to be irreversibly damaged. We aim to explore the advantages of CBV_ASPECTS over CT_ASPECTS in the prediction of final infarct volume according to time. Methods: Consecutive patients with anterior circulation stroke who underwent endovascular reperfusion according to initial CT_ASPECTS ≥7 were studied. CBV_ASPECTS was assessed blindly later on. Recanalization was defined as thrombolysis in cerebral ischemia score 2b-3. Final infarct volumes were measured on follow-up imaging. We compared ASPECTS on CBV and CT images, and defined ASPECTS agreement as: CT_ASPECTS - CBV_ASPECTS ≤1. Results: Sixty-five patients, with a mean age of 67 ± 14 years and a median National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score of 16 (range 10-20), were studied. The recanalization rate was 78.5%. The median CT_ASPECTS was 9 (range 8-10), and the CBV_ASPECTS was 8 (range 8-10). The mean time from symptoms to CT was 219 ± 143 min. Fifty patients (76.9%) showed ASPECTS agreement. The ASPECTS difference was inversely correlated to the time from symptoms to CT (r = -0.36, p 2 h after symptom onset, CT_ASPECTS also correlated to final infarct (r = -0.39, p = 0.01). Conclusions: In acute stroke, CBV_ASPECTS correlates with the final infarct volume. However, when CT is performed after 120 min from symptom onset, CBV_ASPECTS does not add relevant information to CT_ASPECTS.