TY - JOUR T1 - Non-porous thrombi are less pervious and easier to be retrieved: implication from scanning electron microscopy study JF - Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery JO - J NeuroIntervent Surg SP - 188 LP - 194 DO - 10.1136/neurintsurg-2022-018689 VL - 15 IS - 2 AU - Yaode He AU - Jinjin Xu AU - Wansi Zhong AU - Zhicai Chen AU - Ying Zhou AU - Jiaping Li AU - Zhongyu Luo AU - Min Lou Y1 - 2023/02/01 UR - http://jnis.bmj.com/content/15/2/188.abstract N2 - Background Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies found that the porosity of thrombi might vary among individuals. However, its relationship with the clinical presentation and efficacy of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) remains unknown. We aimed to characterize the ultrastructure of thrombi and explore its association with the complexity of MT and clot perviousness.Methods SEM was used to observe the morphological features of different components of thrombi obtained from patients with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion undergoing MT and to determine the porosity of thrombi by semi-quantitative analysis. Non-porous thrombi were defined as thrombi with porosity <2%. Clot perviousness was also evaluated using thrombus attenuation increase on CT perfusion (TAIctp). We assessed the complexity of MT by attempts of retrieval >3 and procedural duration >60 min, defined as the time interval between groin puncture and recanalization.Results A total of 49 thrombi were analyzed and 31 (63.3%) were classified as non-porous thrombi. The presence of non-porous thrombi was negatively associated with procedure >60 min (OR 0.152, 95% CI 0.031 to 0.734, p=0.019) and attempts >3 (OR 0.194, 95% CI 0.046 to 0.822, p=0.026) after adjustment. Additionally, receiver operating characteristic curve analysis indicated that TAIctp <17.9 Hounsfield units could predict the presence of non-porous thrombi with an area under the curve of 0.915.Conclusions Non-porous thrombi on SEM are easier to be retrieved during MT and could be identified as less pervious clots on CT images.Data are available upon reasonable request. Not applicable. ER -