Serrallach, Bettina L; Branca, Mattia; Mujanovic, Adnan; Boronylo, Anna; Hanke, Julie M; Hakim, Arsany; Pilgram-Pastor, Sara; Piechowiak, Eike I; Gralla, Jan; Meinel, Thomas; Kaesmacher, Johannes; Dobrocky, Tomas (2024). Incidence, Risk Factors and Clinical Implications of Subarachnoid Hyperdensities on Flat-Panel Detector Computed Tomography following Mechanical Thrombectomy in Anterior Circulation Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients. (In Press). AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology American Society of Neuroradiology 10.3174/ajnr.A8277
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Flat-panel detector computed tomography (FDCT) immediately after mechanical thrombectomy (MT) can detect complications including early hemorrhagic transformation and subarachnoid hyperdensities (SH). The clinical significance of SH in patients undergoing MT remains unclear.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
We studied 223 patients who underwent MT for anterior circulation stroke, had FDCT performed immediately after the procedure, and had follow-up imaging within 24 hours. SH severity was categorized into 5 grades (SH 0: absent to SH IV: extensive). Baseline and procedural characteristics, as well as outcome measures, were analyzed using group comparisons and multivariable logistic regression analyses.
RESULTS
Overall, 100/223 (45%) of patients showed SH on immediate post-interventional FDCT. The factors associated with an increased SH risk were: medium vessel occlusion or distal vessel occlusion as compared to a large vessel occlusion, a more distal device position, a higher number of device passes, a larger volume of contrast applied, and worse final reperfusion eTICI. Occurrence of SH grade II-IV was independently associated with worse functional outcomes (aOR for mRS 3-6: 2.2, 95% CI 1.1-4.3), whereas patients with SH grade I had similar outcomes to patients without SH.
CONCLUSIONS
Our study identified risk factors for SH, most of which reflect increasingly challenging procedures or more peripheral recanalization attempts. The presence of SH grades II-IV was associated with poorer outcomes, suggesting the need for personalized strategies to reduce its incidence and severity or potentially improve recovery after SH.
ABBREVIATIONS
DVO = distal vessel occlusion; FDCT = flat-panel detector computed tomography; LVO = large vessel occlusion; MVO = medium vessel occlusion; MT = mechanical thrombectomy; SH = subarachnoid hyperdensities.
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