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Magnetic resonance imaging-based changes in vascular morphology and cerebral perfusion in subacute ischemic stroke.

ABSTRACT: MRI-based vessel size imaging (VSI) allows for in-vivo assessment of cerebral microvasculature and perfusion. This exploratory analysis of vessel size (VS) and density (Q; both assessed via VSI) in the subacute phase of ischemic stroke involved sixty-two patients from the BAPTISe cohort ('Biomarkers And Perfusion--Training-Induced changes after Stroke') nested within a randomized controlled trial (intervention: 4-week training vs. relaxation). Relative VS, Q, cerebral blood volume (rCBV) and -flow (rCBF) were calculated for: ischemic lesion, perilesional tissue, and region corresponding to ischemic lesion on the contralateral side (mirrored lesion). Linear mixed-models detected significantly increased rVS and decreased rQ within the ischemic lesion compared to the mirrored lesion (coefficient[standard error]: 0.2[0.08] p = 0.03 and -1.0[0.3] p = 0.02, respectively); lesion rCBF and rCBV were also significantly reduced. Mixed-models did not identify time-to-MRI, nor training as modifying factors in terms of rVS or rQ up to two months post-stroke. Larger lesion VS was associated with larger lesion volumes (β 34, 95%CI 6.2-62; p = 0.02) and higher baseline NIHSS (β 3.0, 95%CI 0.49-5.3;p = 0.02), but was not predictive of six-month outcome. In summary, VSI can assess the cerebral microvasculature and tissue perfusion in the subacute phases of ischemic stroke, and may carry relevant prognostic value in terms of lesion volume and stroke severity.

SUBMITTER: Kufner A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8504415 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Project description:BackgroundIt has been hypothesized that an absolute quantitative dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) cerebral perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) technique based on self-calibrated echo-planar imaging (EPI) could be a reliable measurement of quantitative cerebral blood flow (qCBF) and quantitative cerebral blood volume (qCBV). This study aimed to investigate the clinical value of this technique in offering a unique insight into ischemic stroke (IS) pathophysiology and improving the sensitivity of IS diagnosis.MethodsA total of 14 patients with IS who underwent routine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and Self-CALibrated EPI Perfusion-Weighted Imaging (SCALE-PWI) scanning were prospectively recruited as a consecutive convenience sample. qCBF and qCBV maps were processed immediately online after the scan. Then, 2 radiologists independently drew the region of interest (ROI) of the infarct core, ischemic penumbra, and the contralateral normal tissues on each map for the statistical analyses. The paired-samples t-test, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, independent-samples t-test, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve were performed. A value of P<0.05 was considered statistically significant with 95% confidence intervals (CI).ResultsAll the values of qCBF and qCBV in the lesions were lower than those in the contralateral normal tissues (all P<0.05). The values of qCBF and qCBV in the infarct core were lower than those in the ischemic penumbra (mean values: 16.42 vs. 21.54 mL/100 g/min, P=0.013; 1.23 vs. 1.47 mL/100 g, P=0.049, respectively). The qCBF threshold of the infarct core was 18.18 mL/100 g/min (sensitivity, 71.40%; specificity, 64.30%) and the qCBF threshold of the ischemic penumbra was 28.09 mL/100 g/min (sensitivity, 78.60%; specificity, 85.70%).ConclusionsDifferent from the previous semi-quantitative measurement, the SCALE-PWI technique has the potential to provide absolute quantitative hemodynamic information which may be used to detect the infarct core and ischemic penumbra in a relatively short scan time.

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