NeuroradiologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-20DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03426-8
Joshua Loewenstern, Pierce McMahon, Daiqi Wang, Andrew D Schweitzer, Gayle Salama, Sara Strauss
{"title":"Clinical utility of CT myelography renal collecting system density in the evaluation of spinal CSF leak or CSF-venous connection in patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension.","authors":"Joshua Loewenstern, Pierce McMahon, Daiqi Wang, Andrew D Schweitzer, Gayle Salama, Sara Strauss","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03426-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00234-024-03426-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Identifying spontaneous CSF leaks can be difficult on CT myelography (CTM) in patients with suspected spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH). The current study compared renal collecting system (RCS) density during CTM in patients with suspected SIH relative to non-SIH controls and evaluated the overall utility as an indirect sign of spontaneous CSF leak in patients with SIH.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All CTM performed over an 8-year period (n = 392) were retrospectively reviewed and included cases (n = 295) were divided into groups consisting of SIH patients with (n = 35) or without (n = 77) confirmed CSF leak on CTM and non-SIH controls (n = 183). Average and relative average (relative to systemic contrast density) RCS densities were compared with multivariate analysis adjusting for patient characteristics and CTM technical differences.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Average RCS densities were greater for confirmed versus non-confirmed SIH groups and greater for both SIH groups relative to non-SIH controls. Correlations between RCS density and time from injection to CTM were higher within SIH patient groups compared to controls. Measured RCS density had a higher negative predictive value for excluding CSF leak both within the SIH patient groups as well as the overall cohort (84% and 96%, respectively), with optimized thresholds yielding 80% sensitivity and 70% specificity for the presence of leak in the overall cohort.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Accounting for RCS density may provide reliable additional indirect diagnostic value about the suspicion of a CSF leak in patients undergoing CTM for evaluation of SIH symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141727509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroradiologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-02DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03411-1
Theresa J van Lith, Wouter M Sluis, Naomi T Wijers, Frederick J A Meijer, Karin Kamphuis-van Ulzen, Jeroen de Bresser, Jan Willem Dankbaar, Quirijn de Mast, Frederikus A Klok, Suzanne C Cannegieter, Marieke J H Wermer, Menno V Huisman, Anil M Tuladhar, H Bart van der Worp, Frank-Erik de Leeuw
{"title":"Prevalence and 3-month follow-up of cerebrovascular MRI markers in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: the CORONIS study.","authors":"Theresa J van Lith, Wouter M Sluis, Naomi T Wijers, Frederick J A Meijer, Karin Kamphuis-van Ulzen, Jeroen de Bresser, Jan Willem Dankbaar, Quirijn de Mast, Frederikus A Klok, Suzanne C Cannegieter, Marieke J H Wermer, Menno V Huisman, Anil M Tuladhar, H Bart van der Worp, Frank-Erik de Leeuw","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03411-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00234-024-03411-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate the prevalence of cerebrovascular MRI markers in unselected patients hospitalized for COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019), we compared these with healthy controls without previous SARS-CoV-2 infection or hospitalization and subsequently, investigated longitudinal (incidental) lesions in patients after three months.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>CORONIS (CORONavirus and Ischemic Stroke) was an observational cohort study in adult hospitalized patients for COVID-19 and controls without COVID-19, conducted between April 2021 and September 2022. Brain MRI was performed shortly after discharge and after 3 months. Outcomes included recent ischemic (DWI-positive) lesions, previous infarction, microbleeds, white matter hyperintensities (WMH) and intracerebral hemorrhage and were analysed with logistic regression to adjust for confounders.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>125 patients with COVID-19 and 47 controls underwent brain MRI a median of 41.5 days after symptom onset. DWI-positive lesions were found in one patient (1%) and in one (2%) control, both clinically silent. WMH were more prevalent in patients (78%) than in controls (62%) (adjusted OR: 2.95 [95% CI: 1.07-8.57]), other cerebrovascular MRI markers did not differ. Prevalence of markers in ICU vs. non-ICU patients was similar. After three months, five patients (5%) had new cerebrovascular lesions, including DWI-positive lesions (1 patient, 1.0%), cerebral infarction (2 patients, 2.0%) and microbleeds (3 patients, 3.1%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Overall, we found no higher prevalence of cerebrovascular markers in unselected hospitalized COVID-19 patients compared to controls. The few incident DWI-lesions were most likely to be explained by risk-factors of small vessel disease. In the general hospitalized COVID-19 population, COVID-19 shows limited impact on cerebrovascular MRI markers shortly after hospitalization.</p>","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11322373/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141492889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroradiologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-05-21DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03380-5
Giuseppe Pontillo, Mario Tranfa, Alessandra Scaravilli, Serena Monti, Ivana Capuano, Eleonora Riccio, Manuela Rizzo, Arturo Brunetti, Giuseppe Palma, Antonio Pisani, Sirio Cocozza
{"title":"In vivo demonstration of globotriaosylceramide brain accumulation in Fabry Disease using MR Relaxometry.","authors":"Giuseppe Pontillo, Mario Tranfa, Alessandra Scaravilli, Serena Monti, Ivana Capuano, Eleonora Riccio, Manuela Rizzo, Arturo Brunetti, Giuseppe Palma, Antonio Pisani, Sirio Cocozza","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03380-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00234-024-03380-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>How to measure brain globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) accumulation in Fabry Disease (FD) patients in-vivo is still an open challenge. The objective of this study is to provide a quantitative, non-invasive demonstration of this phenomenon using quantitative MRI (qMRI).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this retrospective, monocentric cross-sectional study conducted from November 2015 to July 2018, FD patients and healthy controls (HC) underwent an MRI scan with a relaxometry protocol to compute longitudinal relaxation rate (R1) maps to evaluate gray (GM) and white matter (WM) lipid accumulation. In a subgroup of 22 FD patients, clinical (FAbry STabilization indEX -FASTEX- score) and biochemical (residual α-galactosidase activity) variables were correlated with MRI data. Quantitative maps were analyzed at both global (\"bulk\" analysis) and regional (\"voxel-wise\" analysis) levels.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Data were obtained from 42 FD patients (mean age = 42.4 ± 12.9, M/F = 16/26) and 49 HC (mean age = 42.3 ± 16.3, M/F = 28/21). Compared to HC, FD patients showed a widespread increase in R1 values encompassing both GM (p<sub>FWE</sub> = 0.02) and WM (p<sub>FWE</sub> = 0.02) structures. While no correlations were found between increased R1 values and FASTEX score, a significant negative correlation emerged between residual enzymatic activity levels and R1 values in GM (r = -0.57, p = 0.008) and WM (r = -0.49, p = 0.03).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We demonstrated the feasibility and clinical relevance of non-invasively assessing cerebral Gb3 accumulation in FD using MRI. R1 mapping might be used as an in-vivo quantitative neuroimaging biomarker in FD patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11322198/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141071603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroradiologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-16DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03412-0
Yongsik Sim, Kaeum Choi, Kyunghwa Han, Seo Hee Choi, Narae Lee, Yae Won Park, Na-Young Shin, Sung Soo Ahn, Jong Hee Chang, Se Hoon Kim, Seung-Koo Lee
{"title":"Identification of prognostic imaging biomarkers in H3 K27-altered diffuse midline gliomas in adults: impact of tumor oxygenation imaging biomarkers on survival.","authors":"Yongsik Sim, Kaeum Choi, Kyunghwa Han, Seo Hee Choi, Narae Lee, Yae Won Park, Na-Young Shin, Sung Soo Ahn, Jong Hee Chang, Se Hoon Kim, Seung-Koo Lee","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03412-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00234-024-03412-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate prognostic markers for H3 K27-altered diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs) in adults with clinical, qualitative and quantitative imaging phenotypes, including tumor oxygenation characteristics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Retrospective chart and imaging reviews were conducted on 32 adults with H3 K27-altered DMGs between 2017 and 2023. Clinical and qualitative imaging characteristics were analyzed. Quantitative imaging assessment was performed from the tumor mask via automatic segmentation to calculate normalized cerebral blood volume (nCBV), capillary transit time heterogeneity (CTH), oxygen extraction fraction (OEF), relative cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (rCMRO<sub>2</sub>), and mean ADC values. Leptomeningeal metastases (LM) was diagnosed with imaging. Cox analyses were conducted to determine predictors of overall survival (OS) in entire patients and a subgroup of patients with contrast-enhancing (CE) tumor.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The median patient age was 40.5 years (range 19.9-75.7), with an OS of 30.3 months (interquartile range 11.3-32.3). In entire patients, the presence of LM was the only independent predictor of OS (hazard ratio [HR] = 6.01, P = 0.009). In the subgroup of 23 (71.9%) patients with CE tumors, rCMRO<sub>2</sub> of CE tumor (HR = 1.08, P = 0.019) and the presence of LM (HR = 5.92, P = 0.043) were independent predictors of OS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The presence of LM was independently associated with poor prognosis in adult patients with H3 K27-altered DMG. In patients with CE tumors, higher rCMRO<sub>2</sub> of CE tumor, which may reflect higher metabolic activity in the tumor oxygenation microenvironment, may be a useful imaging biomarker to predict poor prognosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141620555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroradiologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-06-14DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03391-2
Shuchen Ding, Lunhao Chen, Chudi Fu, Miao Liu, Ying Yuan, Michele C Battié, Yue Wang
{"title":"Lumbar foraminal stenosis was associated with back pain and leg pain: epidemiological evidence from a population-based cohort.","authors":"Shuchen Ding, Lunhao Chen, Chudi Fu, Miao Liu, Ying Yuan, Michele C Battié, Yue Wang","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03391-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00234-024-03391-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To determine the characteristics of lumbar foraminal stenosis (LFS) on magnetic resonance (MR) images and their association with back pain and radiating leg pain in a population-based sample of Chinese subjects.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study was an extension of the Hangzhou Lumbar Spine Study, a cross-sectional study focusing on back pain and lumbar spine MR imaging findings. Questionnaire data, including demographics, lifestyle, occupational exposures, back pain and radiating leg pain were included. On lumbar spine MR images, disc degeneration was assessed using Pfirrmann grade and Modic changes were evaluated. Using Lee's scale, the L3-S1 intervertebral foramina were evaluated, with grade 2-3 representing substantial LFS and grade 0-1 no LFS. Characteristics of LFS were noted, and associations of LFS with back pain and radiating leg pain were examined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 644 study subjects, 141 (21.9%) had at least one LFS, and its occurrence was associated with greater age (OR = 1.93 for each 10 years, p < 0.001). Substantial LFS was associated with the presence of back pain (OR = 1.92, p = 0.001) and the intensity of the worst back pain (Coef = 8.30, p < 0.001) over the past 12 months, and disabling back pain during their lifetime (OR = 2.25, p < 0.001). Substantial LFS was also associated with leg pain (OR = 14.27, p < 0.001), with a sensitivity of 75.7% for the presence of radiating leg pain and a specificity of 81.4%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Substantial LFS on MR images was a common age-related degenerative phenotype in adults, and appears to be an independent risk factor for back pain and leg pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141317927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroradiologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-06-18DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03405-z
Marianna Angelo Palmejani Albacete, Gustavo Novelino Simão, Charles Marques Lourenço, Antonio Carlos Dos Santos
{"title":"Vanishing white matter disease: imaging, clinical and molecular correlation in Brazilian families.","authors":"Marianna Angelo Palmejani Albacete, Gustavo Novelino Simão, Charles Marques Lourenço, Antonio Carlos Dos Santos","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03405-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00234-024-03405-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To characterize Vanishing White Matter Disease (VWM) cases from a Brazilian University Tertiary hospital, focusing on brain magnetic resonance image (MRI) aspects, clinical and molecular data.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Medical records and brain MRI of 13 genetically confirmed VWM patients were reviewed. Epidemiological data such as age at symptom onset, gender and main symptoms were analyzed, along with genetic mutations and MRI characteristics, such as the distribution of white matter lesions and atrophy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The majority of patients were female, with the age of symptom onset ranging from 1 year and 6 months to 40 years. All mutations were identified in the EIF2B5 gene, the most prevalent being c.338G > A (p.Arg113His), and a novel mutation related to the disease was discovered, c.1051G > A (p.Gly351Ser). Trauma or infection were significant triggers. The most frequent symptoms were ataxia and limb spasticity. All MRI scans displayed deep white matter involvement, cystic degeneration, with U-fibers relatively spared and a predilection for the frontoparietal region. Lesions in the corpus callosum and posterior fossa were present in all patients. Follow-up exams revealed the evolution of white matter lesions and cerebral atrophy, which correlated with clinical deterioration.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>VWM affects various age groups, with a significant clinical and genetic variability. A novel mutation associated with the disease is highlighted. MRI reveals a typical pattern of white matter involvement, characterized by diffuse lesions in the periventricular and deep regions, with subsequent extension to the subcortical areas, accompanied by cystic degeneration, and plays a crucial role in diagnosis and follow-up.</p>","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141420069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bifurcation dissecting aneurysm: tips and tricks to differentiate from saccular aneurysm.","authors":"Neha Choudhary, Vivek Gupta, Pratibha Singhi, Anandh Balasubramaniam, Priyanka Madaan, Pradeep Sharma","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03421-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00234-024-03421-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bifurcations are a common site for saccular aneurysms, but rarely can be a site for dissecting aneurysms. Identification of these aneurysms is extremely important because the management plan depends on it. We describe a rare case of a ruptured dissecting aneurysm at the right ICA bifurcation in a pre-teen child which posed a diagnostic dilemma but ultimately was successfully managed with flow diversion.</p>","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141620554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroradiologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-04DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03410-2
Max Wintermark, Jason W Allen, Yoshimi Anzai, Tilak Das, Adam E Flanders, Damien Galanaud, Alisa Gean, Sven Haller, Han Lv, Jussi Hirvonen, John E Jordan, Roland Lee, Yvonne W Lui, Pia C Sundgren, Pratik Mukherjee, Kent Gøran Moen, Mario Muto, Karelys Ng, Sumit N Niogi, Alex Rovira, Niloufar Libre de Bruxellas, Marion Smits, A John Tsiouris, Johan Van Goethem, Thijs Vande Vyvere, Chris Whitlow, Martin Wiesmann, Kei Yamada, Natalia Zakharova, Paul M Parizel
{"title":"Standardized reporting for Head CT Scans in patients suspected of traumatic brain injury (TBI): An international expert endeavor.","authors":"Max Wintermark, Jason W Allen, Yoshimi Anzai, Tilak Das, Adam E Flanders, Damien Galanaud, Alisa Gean, Sven Haller, Han Lv, Jussi Hirvonen, John E Jordan, Roland Lee, Yvonne W Lui, Pia C Sundgren, Pratik Mukherjee, Kent Gøran Moen, Mario Muto, Karelys Ng, Sumit N Niogi, Alex Rovira, Niloufar Libre de Bruxellas, Marion Smits, A John Tsiouris, Johan Van Goethem, Thijs Vande Vyvere, Chris Whitlow, Martin Wiesmann, Kei Yamada, Natalia Zakharova, Paul M Parizel","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03410-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00234-024-03410-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and purpose: </strong>Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major source of health loss and disability worldwide. Accurate and timely diagnosis of TBI is critical for appropriate treatment and management of the condition. Neuroimaging plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and characterization of TBI. Computed tomography (CT) is the first-line diagnostic imaging modality typically utilized in patients with suspected acute mild, moderate and severe TBI. Radiology reports play a crucial role in the diagnostic process, providing critical information about the location and extent of brain injury, as well as factors that could prevent secondary injury. However, the complexity and variability of radiology reports can make it challenging for healthcare providers to extract the necessary information for diagnosis and treatment planning.</p><p><strong>Methods/results/conclusion: </strong>In this article, we report the efforts of an international group of TBI imaging experts to develop a clinical radiology report template for CT scans obtained in patients suspected of TBI and consisting of fourteen different subdivisions (CT technique, mechanism of injury or clinical history, presence of scalp injuries, fractures, potential vascular injuries, potential injuries involving the extra-axial spaces, brain parenchymal injuries, potential injuries involving the cerebrospinal fluid spaces and the ventricular system, mass effect, secondary injuries, prior or coexisting pathology).</p>","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141498592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuroradiologyPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-06-07DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03397-w
Mousa Zidan, Christian Gronemann, Nils Christian Lehnen, Felix Bode, Johannes Weller, Gabor Petzold, Alexander Radbruch, Daniel Paech, Franziska Dorn
{"title":"Stenting with dual-layer CGuard stent in acute sub-occlusive carotid artery stenosis and in tandem occlusions: a monocentric study.","authors":"Mousa Zidan, Christian Gronemann, Nils Christian Lehnen, Felix Bode, Johannes Weller, Gabor Petzold, Alexander Radbruch, Daniel Paech, Franziska Dorn","doi":"10.1007/s00234-024-03397-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00234-024-03397-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Double-layer design carotid stents have been cast in a negative light since several investigations reported high rates of in-stent occlusions, at least in the acute setting of tandem occlusions. CGuard is a new generation double-layered stent that was designed to prevent periinterventional embolic events. The aim of this study was to analyze the safety and efficacy of the CGuard in emergent CAS and for the acute treatment of tandem occlusions in comparison with the single-layer Carotid Wallstent (CWS) system.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All patients who underwent CAS with CGuard or CWS after intracranial mechanical thrombectomy (MT) between 11/2018 and 12/2022 were identified from our local thrombectomy registry. Clinical, interventional and neuroimaging data were analyzed. Patency of the stent was assessed within 72 h. Intracranial hemorrhage and modified Rankin score (mRS) at discharge were the main endpoints.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 86 stent procedures in 86 patients were included (CWS: 44, CGuard: 42). CGuard had a lower, but not statistically significant rate (p = 0.431) of in-stent occlusions (n = 2, 4.8%) when compared to the CWS (n = 4, 9.1%). Significant in-stent stenosis was found in one case in each group. There was no statistically significant difference in functional outcome at discharge between the two groups with a median mRS for CGuard of 2 (IQR:1-5) vs. CWS 3 (IQR:2-4).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In our series, the rate of in-stent occlusions after emergent CAS was lower with the dual-layer CGuard when compared to the monolayer CWS. Further data are needed to evaluate the potential benefit of the design in more detail.</p>","PeriodicalId":19422,"journal":{"name":"Neuroradiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11322317/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141284340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}