Thrombus imaging in acute stroke: correlation of thrombus length on susceptibility-weighted imaging with endovascular reperfusion success

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 angiogr...

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Veröffentlicht in:European radiology 2014-08, Vol.24 (8), p.1735-1741
Hauptverfasser: Weisstanner, Christian, Gratz, Pascal P., Schroth, Gerhard, Verma, Rajeev K., Köchl, Arnold, Jung, Simon, Arnold, Marcel, Gralla, Jan, Zubler, Christoph, Hsieh, Kety, Mordasini, Pasquale, El-Koussy, Marwan
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Zusammenfassung: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  
ISSN:0938-7994
1432-1084
DOI:10.1007/s00330-014-3200-3