2008
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 ResearchConceptsOnly 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
2004
ASPECTS on CTA Source Images Versus Unenhanced CT
Coutts S, Lev M, Eliasziw M, Roccatagliata L, Hill M, Schwamm L, Pexman J, Koroshetz W, Hudon M, Buchan A, Gonzalez R, Demchuk A. ASPECTS on CTA Source Images Versus Unenhanced CT. Stroke 2004, 35: 2472-2476. PMID: 15486327, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000145330.14928.2a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlberta Stroke Program Early CT ScoreCTA-SI Alberta Stroke Program Early CT ScoreCT angiography source imagesBaseline Alberta Stroke Program Early CT ScoreIschemic changesFavorable outcomeNCCT-Alberta Stroke Program Early CT ScoreAcute ischemic strokeFinal infarct sizeFinal infarct volumeFavorable patient outcomesNormal CT scanRate ratioCTA source imagesM2 occlusionsInfarct volumeIschemic strokeProximal occlusionSymptom onsetClinical outcomesMedian timeCT scoreInfarct sizePatient outcomesBaseline NCCT