2024
Automated detection of early signs of irreversible ischemic change on CTA source images in patients with large vessel occlusion
Mak A, Matouk C, Avery E, Behland J, Haider S, Frey D, Madai V, Vajkoczy P, Griessenauer C, Zand R, Hendrix P, Abedi V, Sanelli P, Falcone G, Petersen N, Sansing L, Sheth K, Payabvash S, Malhotra A. Automated detection of early signs of irreversible ischemic change on CTA source images in patients with large vessel occlusion. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0304962. PMID: 38870240, PMCID: PMC11175522, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffusion-weighted imagingLarge vessel occlusionIrreversible ischemic changesPoor functional outcomeFunctional outcomesIschemic changesInfarct volumeAlberta Stroke Program Early CT ScorePredicting poor functional outcomeVessel occlusionFollow-up diffusion-weighted imagingAnterior circulation LVO strokeCTA source imagesReceiver operating characteristic curveExpert human readersPredicting final infarctionASPECTS regionsAdmission CTANon-inferior performanceBaseline CTACT scoreFinal infarctEndovascular therapyHU attenuationValidation cohort
2015
High-Resolution Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Angiogram-Negative Non-Perimesencephalic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Coutinho J, Sacho R, Schaafsma J, Agid R, Krings T, Radovanovic I, Matouk C, Mikulis D, Mandell D. High-Resolution Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Angiogram-Negative Non-Perimesencephalic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Clinical Neuroradiology 2015, 27: 175-183. PMID: 26608742, DOI: 10.1007/s00062-015-0484-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiogram-negative subarachnoid hemorrhageNon-perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhageMagnetic resonance imagingVessel wall MRISubarachnoid hemorrhageArterial wall enhancementPatient managementWall enhancementResonance imagingRuptured blood blister aneurysmsAtherosclerotic risk factorsBasilar artery wallHigh-resolution vessel wall magnetic resonance imagingPerimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhageVessel wall magnetic resonance imagingBlood blister aneurysmsCause of hemorrhageVessel wall abnormalitiesCircle of WillisIntracranial vessel wall MRIGadolinium-enhanced T1Consecutive patientsMultiple arteriesRecurrent hemorrhageBlack-blood sequence
2012
Long-Term Clinical and Imaging Follow-Up of Complex Intracranial Aneurysms Treated by Endovascular Parent Vessel Occlusion
Matouk CC, Kaderali Z, terBrugge KG, Willinsky RA. Long-Term Clinical and Imaging Follow-Up of Complex Intracranial Aneurysms Treated by Endovascular Parent Vessel Occlusion. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2012, 33: 1991-1997. PMID: 22555575, PMCID: PMC7964607, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex intracranial aneurysmsMajor ischemic complicationsIntracranial aneurysmsVB aneurysmsIschemic complicationsObliteration rateEndovascular parent vessel occlusionMass effectParent vessel occlusionHigh obliteration ratesLower obliteration ratesHigh mortality rateFlow-diverting stentsTerm ClinicalAnterior circulationSignificant morbidityTreat lesionsSubarachnoid hemorrhageImaging outcomesPeripheral arteriesVessel occlusionCarotid arteryBest treatment techniqueEffective treatmentMortality rate