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 cohortAPOE ε4 and Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients With Brain Arteriovenous Malformation
Renedo D, Rivier C, Koo A, Sujijantarat N, Clocchiatti-Tuozzo S, Wu K, Torres-Lopez V, Huo S, Gunel M, de Havenon A, Sheth K, Matouk C, Falcone G. APOE ε4 and Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients With Brain Arteriovenous Malformation. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2355368. PMID: 38363572, PMCID: PMC10873768, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.55368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApolipoprotein E e4Participants of European ancestryRisk of intracerebral hemorrhageHigh risk of intracerebral hemorrhageCross-sectional studyUK BiobankEuropean ancestryHigh riskUs Research ProgramUK Biobank participantsInternational Classification of DiseasesAssociated with higher risk of ICHCross-sectional study of patientsAPOE e4 statusClassification of DiseasesApolipoprotein ENinth Revision and Tenth RevisionAssociated with higher riskIndividual-level dataMultivariate logistic regressionIntracerebral hemorrhage riskBrain arteriovenous malformationsIntracerebral hemorrhageBiobank participantsTenth Revision
2018
Risk of Branch Occlusion and Ischemic Complications with the Pipeline Embolization Device in the Treatment of Posterior Circulation Aneurysms
Adeeb N, Griessenauer C, Dmytriw A, Shallwani H, Gupta R, Foreman P, Shakir H, Moore J, Limbucci N, Mangiafico S, Kumar A, Michelozzi C, Zhang Y, Pereira V, Matouk C, Harrigan M, Siddiqui A, Levy E, Renieri L, Marotta T, Cognard C, Ogilvy C, Thomas A. Risk of Branch Occlusion and Ischemic Complications with the Pipeline Embolization Device in the Treatment of Posterior Circulation Aneurysms. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2018, 39: 1303-1309. PMID: 29880475, PMCID: PMC7655425, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a5696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior circulation aneurysmsPipeline Embolization DevicePosterior cerebral arteryIschemic complicationsInferior cerebellar arteryEmbolization DeviceVertebral arteryCerebellar arteryCerebral arteryBranch occlusionAnterior inferior cerebellar arteryPosterior inferior cerebellar arteryCohort of patientsContralateral vertebral arteryLow associated morbiditySuperior cerebellar arteryLong-term patencyAnterior circulationIschemic eventsAssociated morbidityConsecutive patientsPosterior circulationEndovascular treatmentMultivariable analysisRetrospective review
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
2013
Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging Identifies the Site of Rupture in Patients With Multiple Intracranial AneurysmsProof of Principle
Matouk CC, Mandell DM, Günel M, Bulsara KR, Malhotra A, Hebert R, Johnson MH, Mikulis DJ, Minja FJ. Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging Identifies the Site of Rupture in Patients With Multiple Intracranial AneurysmsProof of Principle. Neurosurgery 2013, 72: 492-496. PMID: 23151622, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0b013e31827d1012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhageSite of ruptureSubarachnoid hemorrhageMultiple intracranial aneurysmsMR-VWIHigh-resolution magnetic resonance vessel wall imagingIntracranial aneurysmsSteno-occlusive cerebrovascular diseaseVessel wall magnetic resonance imagingMR imaging findingsVessel wall enhancementMagnetic resonance vessel wall imagingMagnetic resonance imagingVessel wall imagingDefinitive treatmentCerebrovascular diseaseImaging findingsMedical recordsRuptured aneurysmsUnruptured aneurysmsPatientsAneurysmsWall enhancementResonance imagingRupture
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 rateCarotid Artery Angioplasty and Stenting for Patients Less than 70 Years-of-Age
Alkins R, Matouk CC, Cruz JP, Marotta T, Montanera W, Spears J. Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stenting for Patients Less than 70 Years-of-Age. Canadian Journal Of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien Des Sciences Neurologiques 2012, 39: 338-342. PMID: 22547514, DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100013470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeath/stroke/myocardial infarctionStroke/myocardial infarctionCarotid artery angioplastyMyocardial infarctionYears of ageCarotid endarterectomyArtery angioplastyComposite outcomeAverage-risk patientsAdverse event ratesSimilar complication ratesAcute myocardial infarctionLongitudinal cohort studySt. Michael's HospitalComposite deathCohort studyRisk patientsComplication rateConsecutive patientsMajor complicationsPatient ageConsecutive seriesCAS proceduresOutcome measuresStroke rateThe Pipeline Flow-Diverting Stent for Exclusion of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms With Difficult Morphologies
Martin AR, Cruz JP, Matouk CC, Spears J, Marotta TR. The Pipeline Flow-Diverting Stent for Exclusion of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms With Difficult Morphologies. Neurosurgery 2012, 70: ons21-ons28. PMID: 21841519, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0b013e3182315ee3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPipeline Embolization DeviceSubarachnoid hemorrhageFlow-diverting stentsIntracranial aneurysmsAneurysm morphologyPipeline flow-diverting stentAcute subarachnoid hemorrhageViable treatment optionRuptured intracranial aneurysmNew therapeutic toolsEarly rehemorrhagePipeline flowAdverse eventsEndovascular treatmentThird patientBlister aneurysmsTreatment optionsAneurysm obliterationType aneurysmsPrimary treatmentRuptured aneurysmsEmbolization DeviceAneurysmsTherapeutic toolPatients
2011
Vessel Wall MRI to Differentiate Between Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome and Central Nervous System Vasculitis
Mandell DM, Matouk CC, Farb RI, Krings T, Agid R, terBrugge K, Willinsky RA, Swartz RH, Silver FL, Mikulis DJ. Vessel Wall MRI to Differentiate Between Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome and Central Nervous System Vasculitis. Stroke 2011, 43: 860-862. PMID: 22156692, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.111.626184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCerebral AngiographyCerebral Arterial DiseasesCerebral ArteriesCocaine-Related DisordersConstriction, PathologicDatabases, FactualDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance AngiographyMaleMiddle AgedVasculitis, Central Nervous SystemVasoconstrictionYoung AdultConceptsCentral nervous system vasculitisReversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromeCerebral vasoconstriction syndromeHigh-resolution vessel wall MRIVessel wall MRIArterial wall enhancementWall enhancementArterial narrowingMultifocal segmental narrowingProgressive arterial narrowingDetailed chart reviewFollow-up angiographyLarge intracranial arteriesSegmental narrowingChart reviewFinal diagnosisVasculitisIntracranial arteriesSyndromePatientsMRIProspective differentiationMonthsNarrowingAngiographyOsteogenesis Imperfecta, Multiple Intra-Abdominal Arterial Dissections and a Ruptured Dissecting-Type Intracranial Aneurysm
Matouk C, Hanbidge A, Mandell D, Terbrugge K, Agid R. Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Multiple Intra-Abdominal Arterial Dissections and a Ruptured Dissecting-Type Intracranial Aneurysm. Interventional Neuroradiology 2011, 17: 371-375. PMID: 22005702, PMCID: PMC3396044, DOI: 10.1177/159101991101700315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArterial dissectionOsteogenesis imperfectaIntracranial aneurysmsParent vessel sacrificeSuperior cerebellar arteryAbdominal distensionAdult patientsHospital admissionVessel sacrificeCerebellar arteryCoil embolizationRare associationIncidental noteAneurysmsImperfectaDissectionEmbolizationDistensionPatientsAdmissionArteryHydrocephalus Secondary to Hydrodynamic Disequilibrium in an Adult Patient with a Choroidal-Type Arteriovenous Malformation
Ebinu J, Matouk C, Wallace M, Terbrugge K, Krings T. Hydrocephalus Secondary to Hydrodynamic Disequilibrium in an Adult Patient with a Choroidal-Type Arteriovenous Malformation. Interventional Neuroradiology 2011, 17: 212-216. PMID: 21696661, PMCID: PMC3287273, DOI: 10.1177/159101991101700212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArteriovenous malformationsAdult patientsClinical deficitsPatient's clinical deficitsUnruptured arteriovenous malformationsHydrocephalus SecondaryTransmedullary veinsMechanical obstructionProgressive hydrocephalusSignificant refluxHydrodynamic disordersVentricular systemAVM nidusPotential pathomechanismsHydrocephalusPatientsFurther refluxMalformationsRefluxVeinEmbolizationObstructionPathomechanismNidus