Published online before print June 8, 2006, doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000227243.96808.53
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(Stroke. 2006;37:1771.)
© 2006 American Heart Association, Inc.
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Identification of Penumbra and Infarct in Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Computed Tomography Perfusion–Derived Blood Flow and Blood Volume Measurements
From the University of Western Ontario (B.D.M., T.-Y.L.), London, ON; Robarts Research Institute (B.D.M., T.-Y.L.) London, ON; Lawson Health Research Institute (B.D.M., T.-Y.L.), London, ON; London Health Sciences Centre (D.H.L., I.B.G., V.B., D.P., V.H., R.C.), London, ON; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (A.J.F., D.J.S., S.E.B., R.I.A., S.S.), Toronto, ON; Foothills Medical Centre (S.B.C., A.M.D.), Calgary, AB; and Ottawa Health Research Institute (M.J.H., M.G.), Ottawa, ON.
Correspondence to Dr Ting-Yim Lee, Robarts Research Institute, Imaging Research Laboratories, 100 Perth Dr, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5K9. E-mail tlee{at}imaging.robarts.ca
Background and Purpose— We investigated whether computed tomography (CT) perfusion–derived cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral blood volume (CBV) could be used to differentiate between penumbra and infarcted gray matter in a limited, exploratory sample of acute stroke patients.
Methods— Thirty patients underwent a noncontrast CT (NCCT), CT angiography (CTA), and CT perfusion (CTP) scan within 7 hours of stroke onset, NCCT and CTA at 24 hours, and NCCT at 5 to 7 days. Twenty-five patients met the criteria for inclusion and were subsequently divided into 2 groups: those with recanalization at 24 hours (n=16) and those without (n=9). Penumbra was operationally defined as tissue with an admission CBF <25 mL · 100 g–1 · min–1 that was not infarcted on the 5- to 7-day NCCT. Logistic regression was applied to differentiate between infarct and penumbra data points.
Results— For recanalized patients, CBF was significantly lower (P<0.05) for infarct (13.3±3.75 mL · 100 g–1 · min–1) than penumbra (25.0±3.82 mL · 100 g–1 · min–1). CBV in the penumbra (2.15±0.43 mL · 100 g–1) was significantly higher than contralateral (1.78±0.30 mL · 100 g–1) and infarcted tissue (1.12±0.37 mL · 100 g–1). Logistic regression using an interaction term (CBFxCBV) resulted in sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 97.0%, 97.2%, and 97.1%, respectively. The interaction term resulted in a significantly better (P<0.05) fit than CBF or CBV alone, suggesting that the CBV threshold for infarction varies with CBF. For patients without recanalization, CBF and CBV for infarcted regions were 15.1±5.67 mL · 100 g–1 · min–1 and 1.17±0.41 mL · 100 g–1, respectively.
Conclusions— We have shown in a limited sample of patients that CBF and CBV obtained from CTP can be sensitive and specific for infarction and should be investigated further in a prospective trial to assess their utility for differentiating between infarct and penumbra.
Key Words: blood volume • cerebral blood flow • cerebral infarction • computed tomography • penumbra
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