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Impact of slice thickness on clinical utility of automated Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Scores.
切片厚度对自动 Alberta 卒中项目早期计算机断层扫描评分临床效用的影响。
- 影响因子:4.08
- DOI:10.1007/s00330-019-06616-8
- 作者列表:"Neuberger U","Nagel S","Pfaff J","Ringleb PA","Herweh C","Bendszus M","Möhlenbruch MA","Kickingereder P
- 发表时间:2020-02-21
Abstract
OBJECTIVES:The clinical utility of electronically derived ASPECTS (e-ASPECTS) to quantify signs of acute ischemic infarction could be demonstrated in multiple studies. Here, we aim to clinically validate the impact of CT slice thickness (ST) on the performance of e-ASPECTS software. METHODS:A consecutive series of n = 258 patients (06/2016 and 01/2019) with middle cerebral artery occlusion and subsequent treatment with mechanical thrombectomy was analyzed. The e-ASPECTS score and acute infarct volumes were calculated from baseline non-contrast CT with a software using 1-mm slice thickness (ST) (defined as ground truth) and axial reconstructions with 2-10-mm ST and correlated with baseline stroke severity (NIHSS) as well as clinical outcome (mRS) using logistic regressions. RESULTS:In comparison with the ground truth, significant differences were seen in e-ASPECTS scores with ST > 6 mm (p ≤ 0.031) and infarct volumes with ST > 4 mm (p ≤ 0.001). There was a significant correlation of lower e-ASPECTS and higher acute infarct volumes with increasing baseline NIHSS values for all ST (p ≤ 0.001, respectively), with values derived from 1 mm yielding the highest correlation for both parameters (rho, - 0.38 and 0.31, respectively). Similarly, lower e-ASPECTS and higher acute infarct volumes from all ST were significantly associated with poor outcome after 90 days (p ≤ 0.05, respectively) with values derived from 1-mm ST yielding the highest effects for both parameters (OR, 0.69 [95% CI 0.50-0.88] and 1.27 [95% CI 1.10-1.50], respectively). CONCLUSIONS:The e-ASPECTS software generates robust values for e-ASPECTS and acute infarct volumes when using ST ≤ 4 mm with ST = 1 mm yielding the best performance for predicting baseline stroke severity and clinical outcome after 90 days. KEY POINTS:• Clinical utility of automatically derived ASPECTS from computed tomography scans was shown in patients with acute ischemic stroke and treatment with mechanical thrombectomy. • Thin slices (= 1 mm) had the highest clinical utility in comparison with thicker slices (2-10 mm) by having the strongest correlation with baseline stroke severity and independent effects on clinical outcome after 90 days. • Automatically calculated acute infarct volumes possess clinical utility beyond ASPECTS and should be considered in future studies.
摘要
目的: 电子衍生的方面 (e-ASPECTS) 量化急性缺血性梗死体征的临床效用可以在多项研究中得到证明。在此,我们旨在临床验证 CT 层厚 (ST) 对 e-ASPECTS 软件性能的影响。 方法: 对连续 258 例 (06/2016 例和 01/2019 例) 大脑中动脉闭塞患者进行分析,随后采用机械取栓治疗。使用 1mm 层厚 (ST) (定义为地面实况) 软件从基线非对比 CT 计算 e-ASPECTS 评分和急性梗死体积使用 2-10mm ST 进行轴向重建,并使用 logistic 回归分析与基线卒中严重程度 (NIHSS) 以及临床结局 (mRS) 相关。 结果: 与基础结果相比,ST> 6毫米 (p ≤ 0.031) 的 e 方面评分和 ST> 4毫米 (p ≤ 0.001) 的梗死体积存在显著差异。对于所有 ST,较低的 e-ASPECTS 和较高的急性梗死体积与基线 NIHSS 值增加显著相关 (分别为 p ≤ 0.001), 从 1毫米得出的值产生了两个参数的最高相关性 (分别为 rho 、-0.38 和 0.31)。同样,所有 ST 的较低的 e-ASPECTS 和较高的急性梗死体积与 90 天后的不良结局显著相关 (分别为 p ≤ 0.05) 来自 1mm ST 的值对这两个参数产生的效果最高 (OR 分别为 0.69 [95% CI 0.50-0.88] 和 1.27 [95% CI 1.10-1.50])。 结论: 当使用 ST ≤ 4毫米且 ST = 1毫米时,e-ASPECTS 软件会为 e-ASPECTS 和急性梗死体积生成稳健值,从而产生预测基线卒中严重程度和 90 后临床结局的最佳性能几天。 要点: • 在急性缺血性卒中患者和机械血栓切除术治疗中显示了计算机断层扫描自动衍生方面的临床效用。•与较厚的切片 (2-1毫米) 相比,薄片 (= 10毫米) 的临床效用最高通过与基线卒中严重程度和 90 天后临床结局的独立影响具有最强的相关性。•自动计算的急性梗死体积具有超出方面的临床效用,应在未来的研究中考虑。
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