Identification of White Matter Hyperintensities in Routine Emergency Department Visits Using Portable Bedside Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Autor: Adam de Havenon, Nethra R. Parasuram, Anna L. Crawford, Mercy H. Mazurek, Isha R. Chavva, Vineetha Yadlapalli, Juan E. Iglesias, Matthew S. Rosen, Guido J. Falcone, Seyedmehdi Payabvash, Gordon Sze, Richa Sharma, Steven J. Schiff, Basmah Safdar, Charles Wira, William T. Kimberly, Kevin N. Sheth
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 12, Iss 11 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2047-9980
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.122.029242
Popis: Background White matter hyperintensity (WMH) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain is associated with vascular cognitive impairment, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. We hypothesized that portable magnetic resonance imaging (pMRI) could successfully identify WMHs and facilitate doing so in an unconventional setting. Methods and Results In a retrospective cohort of patients with both a conventional 1.5 Tesla MRI and pMRI, we report Cohen's kappa (κ) to measure agreement for detection of moderate to severe WMH (Fazekas ≥2). In a subsequent prospective observational study, we enrolled adult patients with a vascular risk factor being evaluated in the emergency department for a nonstroke complaint and measured WMH using pMRI. In the retrospective cohort, we included 33 patients, identifying 16 (49.5%) with WMH on conventional MRI. Between 2 raters evaluating pMRI, the interrater agreement on WMH was strong (κ=0.81), and between 1 rater for conventional MRI and the 2 raters for pMRI, intermodality agreement was moderate (κ=0.66, 0.60). In the prospective cohort we enrolled 91 individuals (mean age, 62.6 years; 53.9% men; 73.6% with hypertension), of which 58.2% had WMHs on pMRI. Among 37 Black and Hispanic individuals, the Area Deprivation Index was higher (versus White, 51.8±12.9 versus 37.9±11.9; P
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