BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Rapid and precise identification of the penumbra is important for decision-making in acute stroke. We sought to determine whether an early and moderate decrease in the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) may help to identify, within the diffusion/perfusion (DWI/PWI) mismatch, those areas that will eventually evolve toward infarction. METHODS: We reviewed 48 patients not treated by thrombolytics who had a DWI/PWI within 6 hours after onset, with infarct evolution documented by follow-up magnetic resonance on days 2 to 4. We calculated absolute values for ADC and the ADC ratio (ADCr) in (1) the initial DWI hypersignal; (2) the final volume of the infarct, ie, the follow-up fluid-attenuated inversion recovery abnormalities; (3) the infarct growth (IGR) area; and (4) the oligemic area (OLI) that remained viable despite initial hemodynamic disturbance. We tested the value of the ADC to predict tissue outcome by using discriminant analysis. RESULTS: ADC values were marginally but significantly decreased in the IGR area (ADC 782+/-82x10(-6) mm(2)/s, ADCr 0.94+/-0.08) compared with mirror values (P=0.01) and with OLI (ADC 823+/-41x10(-6) mm(2)/s, ADCr 0.99+/-0.07; P=0.001). Of all quantitative DWI and PWI parameters, the ADCr best discriminated between IGR and OLI (F(1,50)=13.6, cutoff=0.97, 64% sensitivity, 92% specificity) and between the final volume of infarct and OLI (F(1,83)=219, cutoff=0.91, 91% sensitivity, 100% specificity). CONCLUSIONS: A simple approach based on ADC alone may allow the identification of tissue at risk of infarction in acute-stroke patients.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Rapid and precise identification of the penumbra is important for decision-making in acute stroke. We sought to determine whether an early and moderate decrease in the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) may help to identify, within the diffusion/perfusion (DWI/PWI) mismatch, those areas that will eventually evolve toward infarction. METHODS: We reviewed 48 patients not treated by thrombolytics who had a DWI/PWI within 6 hours after onset, with infarct evolution documented by follow-up magnetic resonance on days 2 to 4. We calculated absolute values for ADC and the ADC ratio (ADCr) in (1) the initial DWI hypersignal; (2) the final volume of the infarct, ie, the follow-up fluid-attenuated inversion recovery abnormalities; (3) the infarct growth (IGR) area; and (4) the oligemic area (OLI) that remained viable despite initial hemodynamic disturbance. We tested the value of the ADC to predict tissue outcome by using discriminant analysis. RESULTS: ADC values were marginally but significantly decreased in the IGR area (ADC 782+/-82x10(-6) mm(2)/s, ADCr 0.94+/-0.08) compared with mirror values (P=0.01) and with OLI (ADC 823+/-41x10(-6) mm(2)/s, ADCr 0.99+/-0.07; P=0.001). Of all quantitative DWI and PWI parameters, the ADCr best discriminated between IGR and OLI (F(1,50)=13.6, cutoff=0.97, 64% sensitivity, 92% specificity) and between the final volume of infarct and OLI (F(1,83)=219, cutoff=0.91, 91% sensitivity, 100% specificity). CONCLUSIONS: A simple approach based on ADC alone may allow the identification of tissue at risk of infarction in acute-strokepatients.
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