Heterogeneity between proximal and distal aspects of occlusive thrombi on pretreatment imaging in acute ischemic stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The potential heterogeneity in occlusive thrombi caused by in situ propagation by secondary thrombosis after embolic occlusion could obscure the characteristics of original thrombi, preventing the clarification of a specific thrombus signature for the etiology of ischemic stroke. We aimed to investigate the heterogeneity of occlusive thrombi by pretreatment imaging.

Methods

Among consecutive stroke patients with acute embolic anterior circulation large vessel occlusion treated with thrombectomy, we retrospectively reviewed 104 patients with visible occlusive thrombi on pretreatment non-contrast computed tomography admitted from January 2015 to December 2018. A region of interest was set on the whole thrombus on non-contrast computed tomography under the guidance o

SUBMITTER: Hashimoto T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9244745 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature