FLAIR Vascular Hyperintensity is a Surrogate of Collateral Flow and Leukoaraiosis in Patients With Acute Stroke Due to Proximal Artery Occlusion
Karadeli H, Giurgiutiu D, Cloonan L, Fitzpatrick K, Kanakis A, Ozcan M, Schwamm L, Rost N. FLAIR Vascular Hyperintensity is a Surrogate of Collateral Flow and Leukoaraiosis in Patients With Acute Stroke Due to Proximal Artery Occlusion. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2015, 26: 219-223. PMID: 26250448, PMCID: PMC4744593, DOI: 10.1111/jon.12274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal artery occlusionCollateral flow gradeFlow gradeAIS patientsWhite matter hyperintensitiesWMH volumeCT angiographyFVH scoreVascular hyperintensityArtery occlusionIntravenous tissue plasminogen activator administrationInversion recovery vascular hyperintensityAcute ischemic stroke patientsTissue plasminogen activator administrationAdmission CT angiographyBaseline CT angiographyCollateral vessel statusFLAIR vascular hyperintensityLeptomeningeal collateral statusMedian WMH volumeSalvageable brain tissueConsecutive AIS patientsIschemic stroke patientsWorse clinical outcomesAcute MRI