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. 2021 Jun;53(6):1815-1822.
doi: 10.1002/jmri.27455. Epub 2020 Dec 9.

Hyperperfusion on Arterial Spin Labeling MRI Predicts the 90-Day Functional Outcome After Mechanical Thrombectomy in Ischemic Stroke

Shan-Shan Lu #  1 , Yue-Zhou Cao #  2 , Chun-Qiu Su  1 , Xiao-Quan Xu  1 , Lin-Bo Zhao  2 , Zheng-Yu Jia  2 , Qiang-Hui Liu  3 , Yi-Cheng Hsu  4 , Sheng Liu  2 , Hai-Bin Shi  2 , Fei-Yun Wu  1
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Hyperperfusion on Arterial Spin Labeling MRI Predicts the 90-Day Functional Outcome After Mechanical Thrombectomy in Ischemic Stroke

Shan-Shan Lu et al. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2021 Jun.

Abstract

Background: The prognostic significance of hyperperfusion after reperfusion therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) remains controversial.

Purpose: To investigate the clinical factors associated with hyperperfusion, and the 90-day prognostic value of hyperperfusion after mechanical thrombectomy in AIS patients.

Study type: Retrospective.

Population/subjects: Fifty-four AIS patients who underwent mechanical thrombectomy.

Field strength/sequence: Time-of-flight MR angiography, pulsed arterial spin labeling (ASL), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and susceptibility-weighted imaging were performed at 3.0T within 1 week after thrombectomy.

Assessment: Clinical factors including demographics, risk factors, stroke and treatment characteristics were collected and assessed. Hyperperfusion on ASL was defined as a focal increased cerebral blood flow on the affected side ≥130% of its mirror counterpart. Good clinical outcome at 90 days was defined as modified Rankin Scale score of 0-2.

Statistical tests: The interrater agreement was assessed using Cohen's kappa or the intraclass correlation coefficient. The relationship between hyperperfusion and clinical factors were analyzed by appropriate univariate statistics. Predictors of 90-day functional outcome were assessed by univariate analyses followed by multivariate logistic regression analysis and receiver-operating-characteristic curves.

Results: Thirty-six (66.7%) patients developed hyperperfusion on ASL after thrombectomy. Hyperperfusion was significantly correlated with successful recanalization (P < 0.05) and improvement of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores at 24 hours (NIHSS24h ) (P < 0.05). A higher incidence of hemorrhage transformation was observed in patients with hyperperfusion than those without (63.9% vs. 50.0%), but no significant difference was found (P = 0.327). NIHSS24h (odds ratio [OR], 0.75, [95% confidence interval [CI] 0.62-0.91], P < 0.05), lesion volume on diffusion-weighted imaging (OR, 0.97, [95% CI 0.95-1.00], P < 0.05), and hyperperfusion on ASL (OR, 9.8, [95% CI 1.7-55.3], P < 0.05) were independent variables for predicting good functional outcomes.

Data conclusion: Hyperperfusion on ASL correlated with successful recanalization and may be an independent prognostic marker for good neurological outcomes at 90 days in AIS patients after mechanical thrombectomy.

Level of evidence: 4 TECHNICAL EFFICACY STAGE: 2.

Keywords: magnetic resonance imaging; prognosis; reperfusion; stroke; thrombectomy.

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