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Xiang W, Wei H, Liang Z, Zhang M, Sun Z, Lv Y, Zhang C, Zheng H. FLAIR vascular hyperintensity combined with asymmetrical prominent veins in acute anterior circulation ischemic stroke: prediction of collateral circulation and clinical outcome. Eur J Med Res 2023; 28:446. [PMID: 37853442 PMCID: PMC10585931 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-023-01445-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To investigate the value of fluid-attenuated inversion recovery vascular hyperintensity (FVH) within asymmetrical prominent veins sign (APVS) on susceptibility-weighted imaging predicting collateral circulation and prognosis in patients with acute anterior circulation ischemic stroke. METHOD Patients with severe stenosis or occlusion of ICA or MCA M1, who underwent MRI within 72 h from stroke onset were reviewed. The Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score was used to evaluate the volume of infarction on DWI, the degree of FVH and APVS. Spearman correlation analysis was used to evaluate the correlation between FVH and APVS. All patients were divided into the good prognosis group and the poor prognosis group according to the score of the modified ranking scale (mRS) 90 days after the stroke. Logistic regression analysis was used to explore the relationship between FVH and APVS and functional prognosis, while receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted to assess the value of FVH and APVS in predicting prognosis. RESULTS Spearman correlation analysis revealed moderate positive correlations between FVH and APVS (r = 0.586, P < 0.001). The poor prognosis group had a higher rate of a history of atrial fibrillation, a larger cerebral infarction volume, a higher NIHSS score at admission, and a higher FVH and APVS score compared with the good prognosis group (all P < 0.05). A further logistic regression indicated that the NIHSS score, cerebral infarction volume, FVH and APVS were independent risk factors for a poor functional prognosis. In terms of FVH, APVS, alone and their combination for the diagnosis of poor prognosis, the sensitivity, specificity, area under the ROC curve (AUC), and 95% confidence interval (CI) were 86.8%, 83.3%, 0.899 (95% CI 0.830-0.968); 60.5%, 93.7%, 0.818 (95% CI 0.723-0.912); 86.8%, 89.6%, 0.921 (95% CI 0.860-0.981), respectively. CONCLUSION The presence of FVH and APVS can provide a comprehensive assessment of collateral circulation from the perspective of veins and arteries, and the correlation between the two is positively correlated. Both of them were independent risk factors for poor prognosis, their combination is complementary and can improve the predictive value.
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- Wei Xiang
- Department of Neurology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, No. 20 East Yuhuangding Road, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China
- Yantai Regional Sub-Center of China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Yantai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, No. 20 East Yuhuangding Road, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China
- Yantai Regional Sub-Center of China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Yantai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, No. 20 East Yuhuangding Road, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China.
- Yantai Regional Sub-Center of China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Yantai, China.
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, No. 20 East Yuhuangding Road, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China
- Yantai Regional Sub-Center of China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Yantai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, No. 20 East Yuhuangding Road, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China
- Yantai Regional Sub-Center of China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Yantai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Verclytte S, Gnanih R, Verdun S, Feiweier T, Clifford B, Ambarki K, Pasquini M, Ding J. Ultrafast MRI using deep learning echoplanar imaging for a comprehensive assessment of acute ischemic stroke. Eur Radiol 2023; 33:3715-3725. [PMID: 36928567 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-023-09508-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is an emergency requiring both fast and informative MR sequences. We aimed to assess the performance of an artificial intelligence-enhanced ultrafast (UF) protocol, compared to the reference protocol, in the AIS management. METHODS We included patients admitted in the emergency department for suspected AIS. Each patient underwent a 3-T MR protocol, including reference acquisitions of T2-FLAIR, DWI, and SWI (duration: 7 min 54 s) and their accelerated multishot EPI counterparts for T2-FLAIR and T2*, complemented by a single-shot EPI DWI (duration: 1 min 54 s). Two blinded neuroradiologists reviewed each dataset, assessing DWI (detection, location, number of acute lesions), FLAIR (vascular hyperintensities, visibility of acute lesions), and SWI/T2* (hemorrhagic transformation, thrombus). We compared the agreement between the diagnoses obtained with both protocols using kappa coefficients. RESULTS A total of 173 patients were included consecutively, of whom 80 with an AIS in DWI. We found an almost perfect agreement between the UF and reference protocols regarding the detection, distribution, number of AIS in DWI (κ = 0.98, 0.98, and 0.87 respectively), the presence of vascular hyperintensities, and the presence of a parenchymal hyperintensity in the AIS region in FLAIR (κ = 0.93 and 0.89 respectively). Agreement was substantial in T2*/SWI for thrombus detection, and fair for hemorrhagic transformation detection (κ = 0.64 and 0.38 respectively). Differential diagnoses were similarly detected by both protocols (κ = 1). CONCLUSIONS Our AI-enhanced ultrafast MRI protocol allowed an effective detection and characterization of both AIS and differential diagnoses in less than 2 min. KEY POINTS • The AI-enhanced ultrafast MRI protocol allowed an effective detection of acute stroke. • Characterization of stroke features with the UF protocol was equivalent to the reference sequences. • Differential diagnoses were detected similarly by the UF and reference protocols.
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- Sebastien Verclytte
- Imaging Department, Lille Catholic Hospitals, Lille Catholic University, F-59000, Lille, France.
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- Imaging Department, Lille Catholic Hospitals, Lille Catholic University, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Biostatistics Department - Delegation for Clinical Research and Innovation, Lille Catholic Hospitals, Lille Catholic University, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Department of Neurology, Lille Catholic Hospitals, Lille Catholic University, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Imaging Department, Lille Catholic Hospitals, Lille Catholic University, F-59000, Lille, France
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Legrand L, Le Berre A, Seners P, Benzakoun J, Ben Hassen W, Lion S, Boulouis G, Cottier JP, Costalat V, Bracard S, Berthezene Y, Ozsancak C, Provost C, Naggara O, Baron JC, Turc G, Oppenheim C. FLAIR Vascular Hyperintensities as a Surrogate of Collaterals in Acute Stroke: DWI Matters. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2023; 44:26-32. [PMID: 36521962 PMCID: PMC9835925 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE FLAIR vascular hyperintensities are thought to represent leptomeningeal collaterals in acute ischemic stroke. However, whether all-FLAIR vascular hyperintensities or FLAIR vascular hyperintensities-DWI mismatch, ie, FLAIR vascular hyperintensities beyond the DWI lesion, best reflects collaterals remains debated. We aimed to compare the value of FLAIR vascular hyperintensities-DWI mismatch versus all-FLAIR vascular hyperintensities for collateral assessment using PWI-derived collateral flow maps as a reference. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the registries of 6 large stroke centers and included all patients with acute stroke with anterior circulation large-vessel occlusion who underwent MR imaging with PWI before thrombectomy. Collateral status was graded from 1 to 4 on PWI-derived collateral flow maps and dichotomized into good (grades 3-4) and poor (grades 1-2). The extent of all-FLAIR vascular hyperintensities and FLAIR vascular hyperintensities-DWI mismatch was assessed on the 7 cortical ASPECTS regions, ranging from 0 (absence) to 7 (extensive), and associations with good collaterals were compared using receiver operating characteristic curves. RESULTS Of the 209 included patients, 133 (64%) and 76 (36%) had good and poor collaterals, respectively. All-FLAIR vascular hyperintensity extent was similar between collateral groups (P = .76). Conversely, FLAIR vascular hyperintensities-DWI mismatch extent was significantly higher in patients with good compared with poor collaterals (P < .001). The area under the curve was 0.80 (95% CI, 0.74-0.87) for FLAIR vascular hyperintensities-DWI mismatch and 0.52 (95% CI, 0.44-0.60) for all-FLAIR vascular hyperintensities (P < .001 for the comparison), to predict good collaterals. Variables independently associated with good collaterals were smaller DWI lesion volume (P < .001) and larger FLAIR vascular hyperintensities-DWI mismatch (P = .02). CONCLUSIONS In acute ischemic stroke with large-vessel occlusion, the extent of FLAIR vascular hyperintensities does not reliably reflect collateral status unless one accounts for DWI.
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- L Legrand
- From the Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (L.L., A.L.B., J.B., W.B.H., C.P., O.N., J.-C.B., G.T., C. Oppenheim), Université Paris Cité, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1266, Federation Hospitalo-Universitaire NeuroVasc, Paris, France
- Departments of Neuroradiology (L.L., A.L.B., J.B., W.B.H., C.P., O.N., C. Oppenheim)
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- From the Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (L.L., A.L.B., J.B., W.B.H., C.P., O.N., J.-C.B., G.T., C. Oppenheim), Université Paris Cité, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1266, Federation Hospitalo-Universitaire NeuroVasc, Paris, France
- Departments of Neuroradiology (L.L., A.L.B., J.B., W.B.H., C.P., O.N., C. Oppenheim)
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- Department of Neurology (P.S.), Hôpital Fondation Rothschild, Paris, France
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- From the Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (L.L., A.L.B., J.B., W.B.H., C.P., O.N., J.-C.B., G.T., C. Oppenheim), Université Paris Cité, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1266, Federation Hospitalo-Universitaire NeuroVasc, Paris, France
- Departments of Neuroradiology (L.L., A.L.B., J.B., W.B.H., C.P., O.N., C. Oppenheim)
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- From the Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (L.L., A.L.B., J.B., W.B.H., C.P., O.N., J.-C.B., G.T., C. Oppenheim), Université Paris Cité, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1266, Federation Hospitalo-Universitaire NeuroVasc, Paris, France
- Departments of Neuroradiology (L.L., A.L.B., J.B., W.B.H., C.P., O.N., C. Oppenheim)
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- Edmus Services (S.L.), Fondation Edmus, Lyon, France
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (G.B., J-.P.C.), Bretonneau Hospital, University of Tours, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale 1253 iBrain, Tours, France
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (G.B., J-.P.C.), Bretonneau Hospital, University of Tours, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale 1253 iBrain, Tours, France
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- Department of Interventional Neuroradiology (V.C.), Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire Gui de Chauliac, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (S.B.), University Hospital of Nancy, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U947, Nancy, France
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- Department of Neuroradiology (Y.B.), Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Neurology (C. Ozsancak), Orleans Hospital, Orleans, France
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- From the Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (L.L., A.L.B., J.B., W.B.H., C.P., O.N., J.-C.B., G.T., C. Oppenheim), Université Paris Cité, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1266, Federation Hospitalo-Universitaire NeuroVasc, Paris, France
- Departments of Neuroradiology (L.L., A.L.B., J.B., W.B.H., C.P., O.N., C. Oppenheim)
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- From the Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (L.L., A.L.B., J.B., W.B.H., C.P., O.N., J.-C.B., G.T., C. Oppenheim), Université Paris Cité, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1266, Federation Hospitalo-Universitaire NeuroVasc, Paris, France
- Departments of Neuroradiology (L.L., A.L.B., J.B., W.B.H., C.P., O.N., C. Oppenheim)
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- From the Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (L.L., A.L.B., J.B., W.B.H., C.P., O.N., J.-C.B., G.T., C. Oppenheim), Université Paris Cité, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1266, Federation Hospitalo-Universitaire NeuroVasc, Paris, France
- Neurology (J.-C.B., G.T.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire-Paris Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Sainte-Anne Hospital, Paris, France
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- From the Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (L.L., A.L.B., J.B., W.B.H., C.P., O.N., J.-C.B., G.T., C. Oppenheim), Université Paris Cité, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1266, Federation Hospitalo-Universitaire NeuroVasc, Paris, France
- Neurology (J.-C.B., G.T.), Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire-Paris Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Sainte-Anne Hospital, Paris, France
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- From the Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (L.L., A.L.B., J.B., W.B.H., C.P., O.N., J.-C.B., G.T., C. Oppenheim), Université Paris Cité, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1266, Federation Hospitalo-Universitaire NeuroVasc, Paris, France
- Departments of Neuroradiology (L.L., A.L.B., J.B., W.B.H., C.P., O.N., C. Oppenheim)
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Zeng L, Wang Q, Liao H, Ren F, Zhang Y, Du J, Liao H, Xie M, Wu W. FLAIR Vascular Hyperintensity: An Important MRI Marker in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack. Int J Gen Med 2022; 15:6165-6171. [PMID: 35860462 PMCID: PMC9292804 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s371894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose We aimed to investigate the prevalence of fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) vascular hyperintensities (FVHs) and the clinical-radiological correlation in transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients. Materials and Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of TIA patients who had undergone magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) within 24 h of symptom onset. Two independent neuroradiologists investigated the presence of FVHs, large-artery severe stenosis or occlusion (LASO) in magnetic resonance angiograms, and the nature of factors associated with FVH. Results A total of 207 patients were enrolled in this study. FVHs were detected in 42 (20.3%) patients, in whom atrial fibrillation (AF) was confirmed in 25 (59.5%) cases and LASO was confirmed in 30 (71.4%) cases. The corresponding figures were 33 (20.0%) and 10 (6.1%), respectively, for the 165 FVH-negative patients. Logistic regression analysis showed that time from symptom onset to MRI (odds ratio [OR] = 0.82, 95% CI 0.76-0.97, p = 0.042), previous stroke (OR = 2.95, 95% CI 1.58-6.74, p = 0.002), AF (OR = 5.83, 95% CI 2.24-9.46, p < 0.001), and LASO (OR = 4.28, 95% CI 2.96-10.28, p < 0.001) were independently associated with FVH. Overall, the sensitivity and specificity of FVH for predicting LASO were 0.75 and 0.93, respectively, and the positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy were 0.71, 0.94, and 0.89, respectively. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.839. FVH-positive TIA patients with LASO had less AF (14 [46.7%] versus 11 [91.7%], p = 0.019) and longer times from symptom onset to MRI (6.8 ± 2.8 h versus 4.8 ± 1.3 h, p = 0.004) than those without LASO. Conclusion The presence of FVH could be an important marker in TIA patients. Many factors, including LASO, AF, and time from symptom onset to MRI, are associated with the detection of FVH.
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- Lichuan Zeng
- Department of Radiology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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