Weisstanner, Christian; Gratz, Pascal P.; Schroth, Gerhard; Verma, Rajeev Kumar; Köchl, Arnold; Jung, Simon; Arnold, Marcel; Gralla, Jan; Zubler, Christoph; Hsieh, Kety Wha-Vei; Mordasini, Pasquale; El-Koussy, Marwan (2014). Thrombus imaging in acute stroke: correlation of thrombus length on susceptibility-weighted imaging with endovascular reperfusion success. European radiology, 24(8), pp. 1735-1741. Springer 10.1007/s00330-014-3200-3
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OBJECTIVES
Susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) enables visualization of thrombotic material in acute ischemic stroke. We aimed to validate the accuracy of thrombus depiction on SWI compared to time-of-flight MRA (TOF-MRA), first-pass gadolinium-enhanced MRA (GE-MRA) and digital subtraction angiography (DSA). Furthermore, we analysed the impact of thrombus length on reperfusion success with endovascular therapy.
METHODS
Consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke due to middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusions undergoing endovascular recanalization were screened. Only patients with a pretreatment SWI were included. Thrombus visibility and location on SWI were compared to those on TOF-MRA, GE-MRA and DSA. The association between thrombus length on SWI and reperfusion success was studied.
RESULTS
Eighty-four of the 88 patients included (95.5 %) showed an MCA thrombus on SWI. Strong correlations between thrombus location on SWI and that on TOF-MRA (Pearson's correlation coefficient 0.918, P < 0.001), GE-MRA (0.887, P < 0.001) and DSA (0.841, P < 0.001) were observed. Successful reperfusion was not significantly related to thrombus length on SWI (P = 0.153; binary logistic regression).
CONCLUSIONS
In MCA occlusion thrombus location as seen on SWI correlates well with angiographic findings. In contrast to intravenous thrombolysis, thrombus length appears to have no impact on reperfusion success of endovascular therapy.
KEY POINTS
• SWI helps in assessing location and length of thrombi in the MCA • SWI, MRA and DSA are equivalent in detecting the MCA occlusion site • SWI is superior in identifying the distal end of the thrombus • Stent retrievers should be deployed over the distal thrombus end • Thrombus length did not affect success of endovascular reperfusion guided by SWI.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurosurgery |
UniBE Contributor: |
Weisstanner, Christian, Schroth, Gerhard, Verma, Rajeev Kumar, Jung, Simon, Arnold, Marcel, Gralla, Jan, Zubler, Christoph, Hsieh, Kety Wha-Vei, Mordasini, Pasquale Ranato, El-Koussy, Marwan |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0938-7994 |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Martin Zbinden |
Date Deposited: |
13 Oct 2014 08:58 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:25 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s00330-014-3200-3 |
PubMed ID: |
24832928 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.54016 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/54016 |
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