Clinical utility of arterial spin labeling perfusion images in the emergency department for the work-up of stroke-like symptoms

Autor: Divya S. Bolar, Reza Hakimelahi, Karen Buch, Pamela W. Schaefer, Joseph J. Locascio, R Giliberto Gonzalez
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Neuroradiology. 64:925-934
ISSN: 1432-1920
0028-3940
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-021-02835-3
Popis: Purpose To assess the utility of ASL in evaluating patients presenting to the ED with stroke-like symptoms. Methods ASL and DWI images from 526 consecutive patients presenting to the ED with acute stroke symptoms were retrospectively reviewed. DWI images were evaluated for volume of restricted diffusion using ABC/2. ASL maps were evaluated for decreased, normal, or increased signal. The volume of decreased ASL signal was calculated using the same ABC/2 technique. The volume of decreased ASL signal was correlated with the volume of DWI signal abnormality to identify cases of mismatch (DWI:ASL ratio > 1.8) and to correlate this mismatch with infarct growth on imaging follow-up. NIHSS, length of hospital stay, mRS, and future admission for acute stroke-like symptoms were recorded. Correlations between ASL abnormalities and clinical parameters were evaluated using a two-tailed t-test. Results Of the 526 patients presenting with acute stroke symptoms, 136 patients had an abnormal ASL scan and 388 patients had a normal ASL scan. Of the 136 patients with abnormal ASL, 84 patients had low ASL signal with 79 of these being related to acute infarcts. Elevated ASL signal was seen in 52 patients, of which 30 of these patients had reperfusion hyperemia related to acute infarctions. ASL had a negative predictive value of 94% for evaluating patients with acute ischemic stroke. A subset of patients with abnormal ASL scans with a discharge diagnosis of acute infarction were found to have an ASL:DWI mismatch (ratio > 1.8) and demonstrated significant lesion growth on follow-up imaging (57%). This included some patients who exhibited low ASL signal before development of diffusion restriction (infarction). Conclusion In patients presenting to the ED with acute stroke symptoms, ASL provides information not available with DWI alone. The NPV of ASL for evaluating patients with acute ischemia was 94%.
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