RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Contribution and Additional Impact of Imaging to the SPAN-100 Score
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
DO 10.3174/ajnr.A4195
A1 P. Krishnan
A1 G. Saposnik
A1 B. Ovbiagele
A1 L. Zhang
A1 S. Symons
A1 R. Aviv
YR 2015
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2015/01/08/ajnr.A4195.abstract
AB BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Stroke Prognostication by Using Age and NIHSS score (SPAN-100 index) facilitates stroke outcomes. We assessed imaging markers associated with the SPAN-100 index and their additional impact on outcome determination. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Of 273 consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke (<4.5 hours), 55 were characterized as SPAN-100-positive (age +NIHSS score ≥ 100). A comprehensive imaging review evaluated differences, using the presence of the hyperattenuated vessel sign, ASPECTS, clot burden score, collateral score, CBV, CBF, and MTT. The primary outcome assessed was favorable outcome (mRS ≤ 2). Secondary outcomes included recanalization, lack of neurologic improvement, and hemorrhagic transformation. Uni- and multivariate analyses assessed factors associated with favorable outcome. Area under the curve evaluated predictors of favorable clinical outcome. RESULTS: Compared with the SPAN-100-negative group, the SPAN-100-positive group (55/273; 20%) demonstrated larger CBVs (<0.001), poorer collaterals (P < .001), and increased hemorrhagic transformation rates (56.0% versus 36%, P = .02) despite earlier time to rtPA (P = .03). Favorable outcome was less common among patients with SPAN-100-positive compared with SPAN-100-negative (10.9% versus 42.2%; P < .001). Multivariate regression revealed poorer outcome for SPAN-100-positive (OR = 0.17; 95% CI, 0.06–0.38; P = .001), clot burden score (OR = 1.14; 95% CI, 1.05–1.25; P < .001), and CBV (OR = 0.58; 95% CI, 0.46–0.72; P = .001). The addition of the clot burden score and CBV improved the predictive value of SPAN-100 alone for favorable outcome from 60% to 68% and 74%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: SPAN-100-positivity predicts a lower likelihood of favorable outcome and increased hemorrhagic transformation. CBV and clot burden score contribute to poorer outcomes among high-risk patients and improve stroke-outcome prediction. Abbreviations AUCarea under curveCBSclot burden scoreSPAN-100Stroke Prognostication Using Age and NIHSS