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Ischemic
2.2. Imaging
P004 ASPECTS rating on CT versus MRI depends on baseline lesion size – Implications for treatment selection in large ischemic stroke
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  1. Gabriel Broocks1,2,
  2. Lukas Meyer2,
  3. Robert Regenhardt3,
  4. Uta Hanning2,
  5. Tobias Faizy4,
  6. Paul Steffen2,
  7. Jens Fiehler2,
  8. Karsten Alfke1,
  9. Andre Kemmling5,
  10. Michael Lev6
  1. 1Department of Neuroradiology, HELIOS Medical Center, Campus of MSH Medical School Hamburg, Schwerin, Germany
  2. 2Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg
  3. 3Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
  4. 4Department of Neuroradiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
  5. 5Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital Marburg, Marburg, Germany
  6. 6Division of Neuroradiology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, US

Abstract

Introduction Thrombectomy is of benefit for patients with large ischemic core, but inclusion in recent trials was based on different imaging criteria utilizing MRI, perfusion imaging, and/or non-enhanced CT (NECT)

Aim of Study The purpose of this study was to directly compare the agreement of different ASPECTS rating methods according to the baseline core volume in patients receiving both MRI and CT on admission. We hypothesized that the agreement between CT- and DWI-ASPECTS declines with increasing baseline core volumes.

Methods Observational retrospective study of anterior circulation stroke patients triaged by both multimodal-CT and MRI at baseline. Core lesion volume was defined using DWI, and ASPECTS was rated independently on NECT and DWI maps. The agreement between these ratings was tested according to baseline core volume.

Results 76 patients were included. The rate of patients with a low DWI-ASPECTS≤5 and large core of >50ml was 41%/32%, respectively. The median intermodal ASPECTS difference was 2 (IQR:1-3) for patients with core volume <50ml, and 3 (IQR:2-4) for patients with core volume >50ml, which was different (p=0.01). In patients with a DWI-ASPECTS≤5, only 29% also had a NECT-ASPECTS≤5, and 60% (p<0.001) when applying a modified DWI-ASPECTS (>1/3 ASPECTS region).

Conclusion The agreement between NECT and DWI-ASPECTS was lower in patients with larger core volumes, which might directly affect comparability depending on the utilized modality. Using a modified DWI-ASPECTS (>1/3 ASPECTS region) increased the agreement to NECT-ASPECTS, but still, 40% of patients with a low DWI-ASPECTS had an NECT-ASPECTS of ≥6.

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https://doi.org/10.1136/jnis-2024-ESMINT.41

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