Prevalence of "Ghost Infarct Core" after Endovascular Thrombectomy

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Baseline CTP sometimes overestimates the size of the infarct core ("ghost core" phenomenon). We investigated how often CTP overestimates infarct core compared with 24-hour imaging, and aimed to characterize the patient subgroup in whom a ghost core is most likely to occur.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data are from the randomized controlled ESCAPE-NA1 trial, in which patients with acute ischemic stroke undergoing endovascular treatment were randomized to intravenous nerinetide or placebo. Patients with available baseline CTP and 24-hour follow-up imaging were included in the analysis. Ghost infarct core was defined as CTP core volume minus 24-hour infarct volume > 10 mL). Clinical characteristics of patients with versus without ghost core were compared. Associations of ghost core and clinical characteristics were assessed by using multivariable logistic regression.

RESULTS: A total of 421 of 1105 patients (38.1%) were included in the analysis. Forty-seven (11.2%) had a ghost core > 10 mL, with a median ghost infarct volume of 13.4 mL (interquartile range 7.6-26.8). Young patient age, complete recanalization, short last known well to CT times, and possibly male sex were associated with ghost infarct core.

CONCLUSIONS: CTP ghost core occurred in ∼1 of 10 patients, indicating that CTP frequently overestimates the infarct core size at baseline, particularly in young patients with complete recanalization and short ischemia duration.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

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AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology - 45(2024), 3 vom: 07. März, Seite 291-295

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ospel, Johanna M [VerfasserIn]
Rex, Nathaniel [VerfasserIn]
Rinkel, Leon [VerfasserIn]
Kashani, Nima [VerfasserIn]
Buck, Brian [VerfasserIn]
Rempel, Jeremy [VerfasserIn]
Sahlas, Demetrios [VerfasserIn]
Kelly, Michael E [VerfasserIn]
Budzik, Ron [VerfasserIn]
Tymianski, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Hill, Michael D [VerfasserIn]
Goyal, Mayank [VerfasserIn]
ESCAPE-NA1 Investigators [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 19.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.3174/ajnr.A8113

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NLM367629828