Einat Slonimsky1, Kent Upham2, Sarah Pepley3, Tao Ouyang1, Tonya King4, Marco Fiorelli5, Krishnamoorthy Thamburaj6. 1. Department of Radiology, Penn State Health Milton Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, 17036, USA. 2. Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA. 3. Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 4. Department of Biostatistics, Penn State Health College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA. 5. Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. 6. Department of Radiology, Penn State Health Milton Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, 17036, USA. kthamburaj@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.
Abstract
PURPOSE: In subarachnoid hemorrhage, noncontrast CT features are used to guide the localization of ruptured aneurysms on CT angiography and DSA. Multiplanar CT may improve the localization of aneurysm rupture sites over axial plane CT alone. METHODS: Multiplanar CT in three orthogonal planes was used to evaluate 94 cases of SAH. Two investigators independently evaluated each imaging plane for focal thick SAH with mass effect, intracerebral hemorrhage, focal edema, filling defect, subdural hemorrhage, and dominant intraventricular hemorrhage. Also, rupture site was qualitatively identified by combining these variables in each plane and combination of three planes. DSA served as the gold standard to locate the rupture sites. RESULTS: Interobserver agreement was k 0.60 to 0.79 for axial, k 0.43 to 0.86 for coronal and k 0.43 to 0.74 for sagittal planes. Good to substantial agreement was observed for the localization of rupture site in three planes (focal SAH with mass effect - k 0.78 to 0.85; filling defect - k 0.95 to 1.0; intracerebral hemorrhage - k 1.0; focal edema k 1.0; subdural hemorrhage - k 0.61 to 0.83). Dominant intraventricular hemorrhage revealed significant association with DSA to locate ruptured aneurysms (Fisher's exact test - Pr < = P (< 0.001)). With non-missing data, frequency of correct ratings to locate rupture site was 66/67 (99%) in axial plane, 59/66 (89%) in coronal plane, 64/67 (96%) in sagittal plane and 77/77 (100%) in combined 3 planes. CONCLUSIONS: Multiplanar CT head is more successful than axial plane CT alone for the localization of aneurysm rupture sites in SAH.
PURPOSE: In subarachnoid hemorrhage, noncontrast CT features are used to guide the localization of ruptured aneurysms on CT angiography and DSA. Multiplanar CT may improve the localization of aneurysm rupture sites over axial plane CT alone. METHODS: Multiplanar CT in three orthogonal planes was used to evaluate 94 cases of SAH. Two investigators independently evaluated each imaging plane for focal thick SAH with mass effect, intracerebral hemorrhage, focal edema, filling defect, subdural hemorrhage, and dominant intraventricular hemorrhage. Also, rupture site was qualitatively identified by combining these variables in each plane and combination of three planes. DSA served as the gold standard to locate the rupture sites. RESULTS: Interobserver agreement was k 0.60 to 0.79 for axial, k 0.43 to 0.86 for coronal and k 0.43 to 0.74 for sagittal planes. Good to substantial agreement was observed for the localization of rupture site in three planes (focal SAH with mass effect - k 0.78 to 0.85; filling defect - k 0.95 to 1.0; intracerebral hemorrhage - k 1.0; focal edema k 1.0; subdural hemorrhage - k 0.61 to 0.83). Dominant intraventricular hemorrhage revealed significant association with DSA to locate ruptured aneurysms (Fisher's exact test - Pr < = P (< 0.001)). With non-missing data, frequency of correct ratings to locate rupture site was 66/67 (99%) in axial plane, 59/66 (89%) in coronal plane, 64/67 (96%) in sagittal plane and 77/77 (100%) in combined 3 planes. CONCLUSIONS: Multiplanar CT head is more successful than axial plane CT alone for the localization of aneurysm rupture sites in SAH.
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