Visual versus automated CT perfusion for outcome prediction in anterior circulation stroke treated with mechanical thrombectomy.

The prognostic value of simple visual assessment of CT perfusion (CTP) for predicting clinical outcomes has already been demonstrated in stroke patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy (MT). Automated software, however, has become the dominant method of CTP evaluation. The aim of the study was to...

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Publicado en:Radiology & Oncology Vol. 60; no. 3; pp. 394 - 402
Autores principales: Rigler, Igor, Gspan, Tina, Longo, Alja, Oblak, Janja Pretnar
Formato: diagnostic images research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Paradigm Publishing Services Sep2026
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          Rigler, Igor
          Gspan, Tina
          Longo, Alja
          Oblak, Janja Pretnar
        affil: Clinical Department of Vascular and Intensive Neurology Therapy, Neurology Clinic, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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          Ischemic Stroke Surgery
          Thrombectomy
          Ischemic Stroke Prognosis
          Treatment Outcomes Evaluation
          Tomography, X-Ray Computed Methods
          Perfusion Imaging
          Image Processing, Computer Assisted
          Human
          Retrospective Design
          Record Review
          Computed Tomography Angiography
          Functional Status
          Descriptive Statistics
          Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
          Chi Square Test
          Scales
      ab: The prognostic value of simple visual assessment of CT perfusion (CTP) for predicting clinical outcomes has already been demonstrated in stroke patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy (MT). Automated software, however, has become the dominant method of CTP evaluation. The aim of the study was to compare the prognostic accuracy of visually graded CTP maps with automated CTP analysis on clinical outcomes in anterior circulation stroke patients treated with MT. In the single centre we retrospectively analysed consecutive patients with anterior circulation large-vessel occlusion treated with MT. Baseline imaging included non-contrast brain CT, CT angiography (CTA) with collateral status (CS) and CTP. Time to peak (TTP) maps were visually graded on a four-level ordinal scale based on estimated penumbra. Automated CTP was processed with syngo.via (SYV) using default thresholds and classified on a comparable ordinal scale. The primary endpoint was favourable 90-day functional outcome (Rankin Scale (mRS) ≤ 3). We included 579 patients. Agreement between visual and automated CTP was fair (κ = 0.36). Both methods were significantly associated with favourable outcome (p < 0.01), with visual grading showing a slightly stronger association (Pearson χ2 = 30 vs. 22). In multivariable models, visual CTP remained an independent predictor, whereas automated CTP lost significance when CS was included. Visual CTP grading provided a slightly better prognostic performance than automated CTP. Visual CTP assessment is a simple, accessible and clinically meaningful tool for both treatment decision making and outcome prediction in anterior circulation stroke treated with MT.
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