Role of Recanalization in Acute Stroke Outcome: Rationale for a CT Angiogram-Based “Benefit of Recanalization” Model
Rosenthal E, Schwamm L, Roccatagliata L, Coutts S, Demchuk A, Schaefer P, Gonzalez R, Hill M, Halpern E, Lev M. Role of Recanalization in Acute Stroke Outcome: Rationale for a CT Angiogram-Based “Benefit of Recanalization” Model. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2008, 29: 1471-1475. PMID: 18599577, PMCID: PMC8119059, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCerebral AngiographyFemaleHumansInfarction, Middle Cerebral ArteryMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsPrognosisRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityThrombolytic TherapyTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeConceptsOnly independent predictorLesion volumeComplete recanalizationRecanalization statusClinical outcomesNIHSS scoreIndependent predictorsIncomplete recanalizationCTA-SI Alberta Stroke Program Early CT ScoreAcute middle cerebral artery strokeAlberta Stroke Program Early CT ScoreHealth Stroke Scale scoreMedian admission NIHSS scoreMiddle cerebral artery strokeCT angiographic source imagesAcute stroke outcomeAdmission National InstitutesBenefit of recanalizationEarly successful recanalizationMCA M1 occlusionRole of recanalizationStroke Scale scoreAdmission NIHSS scoreMRS score 0CT/CTA