Value of thrombus CT Characteristics in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Berkhemer, O.A. (Olvert); Borst, J. (Jordi); Den Blanken, M.D. (Mark D.); Dippel, D.W.J. (Diederik); Lingsma, H.F. (Hester); Lugt, A. (Aad) van der; Majoie, C.B. (Charles); Marquering, H. (Henk); Oostenbrugge, R.J. (Robert) van; Roos, Y.B.W.E.M. (Yvo); Santos, E.M.M. (Emilie M.); Van Bavel, E. (E.); Yoo, A.J. (Albert J.); Zwam, W.H. (Wim) van

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Value of thrombus CT Characteristics in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Authors: O.A. (Olvert) Berkhemer
J. (Jordi) Borst
M.D. (Mark D.) Den Blanken
D.W.J. (Diederik) Dippel
H.F. (Hester) Lingsma
A. (Aad) van der Lugt
C.B. (Charles) Majoie
H. (Henk) Marquering
R.J. (Robert) van Oostenbrugge
Y.B.W.E.M. (Yvo) Roos
E.M.M. (Emilie M.) Santos
E. (E.) Van Bavel
A.J. (Albert J.) Yoo
W.H. (Wim) van Zwam
Publication date: 1 January 2017
Publisher: 'American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR)'
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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Thrombus CT characteristics might be useful for patient selection for intra-arterial treatment. Our objective was to study the association of thrombus CT characteristics with outcome and treatment effect in patients with acute ischemic stroke. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included 199 patients for whom thin-section NCCT and CTA within 30 minutes from each other were available in the Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Treatment for Acute ischemic stroke in the Netherlands (MR CLEAN) study. We assessed the following thrombus characteristics: location, distance from ICA terminus to thrombus, length, volume, absolute and relative density