Rate of Contrast Extravasation on Computed Tomographic Angiography Predicts Hematoma Expansion and Mortality in Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Brouwers HB, Battey TW, Musial HH, Ciura VA, Falcone GJ, Ayres AM, Vashkevich A, Schwab K, Viswanathan A, Anderson CD, Greenberg SM, Pomerantz SR, Ortiz CJ, Goldstein JN, Gonzalez RG, Rosand J, Romero JM. Rate of Contrast Extravasation on Computed Tomographic Angiography Predicts Hematoma Expansion and Mortality in Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2015, 46: 2498-2503. PMID: 26243220, PMCID: PMC4550492, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.115.009659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary intracerebral hemorrhageHematoma expansionContrast extravasationIntracerebral hemorrhageSpot signExtravasation rateTomographic angiographyConsecutive intracerebral hemorrhage patientsML/minContrast extravasation rateAcute intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhage patientsMultivariable logistic regressionRate of bleedingIntracerebral hemorrhage volumeSpot sign presenceHospital mortalityMultivariable analysisHemorrhage patientsPostcontrast CTHemorrhage volumeSemiautomated softwareMortalityLogistic regressionHemorrhage