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
2022
Impact of collateral flow on cost-effectiveness of endovascular thrombectomy.
Khunte M, Wu X, Avery EW, Gandhi D, Payabvash S, Matouk C, Heit JJ, Wintermark M, Albers GW, Sanelli P, Malhotra A. Impact of collateral flow on cost-effectiveness of endovascular thrombectomy. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2022, 137: 1801-1810. PMID: 35535841, DOI: 10.3171/2022.2.jns212887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioEndovascular thrombectomyIschemic stroke patientsCollateral statusPoor collateral statusBetter outcomesPoor collateralsCollateral circulationStroke patientsAcute ischemic stroke patientsModified Rankin Scale scorePoor collateral circulationRankin Scale scoreLarge vessel occlusionCollateral blood flowGood collateral blood flowCost-effectiveness ratioBase-case analysisProbabilistic sensitivity analysesEVT strategyEVT treatmentIschemic strokeMedical therapyMore patientsCollateral flow