Yao Yu1,2,3, Fu-Liang Zhang1,2,3, Yin-Meng Qu1,2,3, Peng Zhang1,2,3, Hong-Wei Zhou4, Yun Luo1,2,3, Yan Wang1,2,3, Jia Liu5, Hai-Qiang Qin6, Zhen-Ni Guo1,2,3, Yi Yang1,2,3. 1. Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, the First Hospital of Jilin University. 2. Neuroscience Center, Department of Neurology, the First Hospital of Jilin University. 3. Clinical Trial and Research Center for Stroke, Department of Neurology, the First Hospital of Jilin University. 4. Department of Radiology, the First Hospital of Jilin University. 5. Institute of Advanced Computing and Digital Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. 6. Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University.
Abstract
AIM: Hemorrhagic transformation is the major complication of intravenous thrombolysis. Calcification is used widely as an imaging indicator of atherosclerotic burden and cerebrovascular function. The relationship between intracranial calcification and hemorrhagic transformation has not been explored fully. We aimed to identify and quantify calcification in the main cerebral vessels to investigate the correlations between quantitative calcification parameters, hemorrhagic transformation, and prognosis. METHODS: Acute, non-cardiogenic, ischemic stroke patients with anterior circulation who received intravenous thrombolysis therapy in the First Hospital of Jilin University were retrospectively and consecutively included. All included patients underwent a baseline CT before intravenous thrombolysis and a follow-up CT at 24 hours. A third-party software, ITK-SNAP, was used to segment and measure the calcification volume. A vascular non-bone component with a CT value ＞130 HU was considered calcified. Hemorrhagic transformation was determined based on the ECASS II classification criteria. RESULTS: The study included 242 patients, 214 of whom were identified as having calcification. Thirty-one patients developed hemorrhagic transformation. The calcification volume on the lesion side (0.1ml) was associated with hemorrhagic transformation (p=0.004, OR=1.504, 95% CI: 1.140-1.985). Ninety-six patients had poor prognoses. The poor prognosis group had more calcified vessels than the good prognosis group (p=0.014, OR=1.477, 95% CI: 1.083-2.015). CONCLUSIONS: The arterial calcification volume on the lesion side is associated with hemorrhagic transformation after thrombolysis. The higher the number of calcified vessels, the greater the risk of poor prognosis.
AIM: Hemorrhagic transformation is the major complication of intravenous thrombolysis. Calcification is used widely as an imaging indicator of atherosclerotic burden and cerebrovascular function. The relationship between intracranial calcification and hemorrhagic transformation has not been explored fully. We aimed to identify and quantify calcification in the main cerebral vessels to investigate the correlations between quantitative calcification parameters, hemorrhagic transformation, and prognosis. METHODS: Acute, non-cardiogenic, ischemic strokepatients with anterior circulation who received intravenous thrombolysis therapy in the First Hospital of Jilin University were retrospectively and consecutively included. All included patients underwent a baseline CT before intravenous thrombolysis and a follow-up CT at 24 hours. A third-party software, ITK-SNAP, was used to segment and measure the calcification volume. A vascular non-bone component with a CT value ＞130 HU was considered calcified. Hemorrhagic transformation was determined based on the ECASS II classification criteria. RESULTS: The study included 242 patients, 214 of whom were identified as having calcification. Thirty-one patients developed hemorrhagic transformation. The calcification volume on the lesion side (0.1ml) was associated with hemorrhagic transformation (p=0.004, OR=1.504, 95% CI: 1.140-1.985). Ninety-six patients had poor prognoses. The poor prognosis group had more calcified vessels than the good prognosis group (p=0.014, OR=1.477, 95% CI: 1.083-2.015). CONCLUSIONS: The arterial calcification volume on the lesion side is associated with hemorrhagic transformation after thrombolysis. The higher the number of calcified vessels, the greater the risk of poor prognosis.
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