医学
平板探测器
平板
放射科
符号(数学)
探测器
核医学
光学
数学
物理
数学分析
作者
Adnan Mujanović,Daniel Windecker,Bettina L. Serrallach,Christoph C. Kurmann,William Almiri,Thomas R. Meinel,David Seiffge,Eike I. Piechowiak,Tomas Dobrocky,Jan Gralla,Urs Fischer,Franziska Dorn,René Chapot,Sara Pilgram‐Pastor,Johannes Kaesmacher
标识
DOI:10.1136/jnis-2023-021218
摘要
Background Immediate non-contrast post-interventional flat-panel detector CT (FPDCT) has been suggested as an imaging tool to assess complications after endovascular therapy (EVT). We systematically investigated a new imaging finding of focal hyperdensities correlating with remaining distal vessel occlusion after EVT. Methods A single-center retrospective analysis was conducted for all acute ischemic stroke patients admitted between July 2020 and December 2022 who underwent EVT and immediate post-interventional FPDCT. A blinded core lab performed reperfusion grading on post-interventional digital subtraction angiography (DSA) images and evaluated focal hyperdensities on FPDCT (here called the distal occlusion tracker (DOT) sign). DOT sign was defined as a tubular or punctiform, vessel confined, hyperdense signal within the initial occlusion target territory. We assessed sensitivity and specificity of the DOT sign when compared with DSA findings. Results The median age of the cohort (n=215) was 74 years (IQR 63–82) and 58.6% were male. The DOT sign was positive in half of the cohort (51%, 110/215). The DOT sign had high specificity (85%, 95% CI 72% to 93%), but only moderate sensitivity (63%, 95% CI 55% to 70%) for detection of residual vessel occlusions. In comparison to the core lab, operators overestimated complete reperfusion in a quarter of the entire cohort (25%, 53/215). In more than half of these cases (53%, 28/53) there was a positive DOT sign, which could have mitigated this overestimation. Conclusion The DOT sign appears to be a frequent finding on immediate post-interventional FPDCT. It correlates strongly with incomplete reperfusion and indicates residual distal vessel occlusions. In the future, it may be used to complement grading of reperfusion success and may help mitigating overestimation of reperfusion in the acute setting.
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