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Pieter C Vos1, Alan J Riordan2, Ewoud J Smit2
1Image Sciences Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Insights
For extracranial to intracranial (EC-IC) bypass surgery, delay-insensitive perfusion imaging algorithms better identify infarction. Delay-sensitive methods show greater mean transit time asymmetry in these patients.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Radiology
- Medical Imaging
Background:
- Perfusion imaging is crucial for evaluating extracranial to intracranial (EC-IC) bypass surgery outcomes.
- Altered hemodynamics and delayed contrast arrival post-surgery can affect perfusion measurements.
- Comparing different perfusion algorithms is essential for accurate postoperative assessment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare perfusion asymmetry using three different computed tomography perfusion (CTP) algorithms in EC-IC bypass surgery patients.
- To evaluate the impact of contrast arrival delay on perfusion measurements.
- To determine which algorithm best differentiates patients with and without new infarction.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of 22 patients undergoing CTP after EC-IC bypass surgery.
- Analysis using three algorithms: delay-sensitive (fMTT), semi-delay-sensitive (sSVD), and delay-insensitive (bSVD).
- Comparison of interhemispheric perfusion asymmetry (MTT, CBF, CBV) and correlation with new infarcts on follow-up imaging.
Main Results:
- Median interhemispheric bolus arrival time difference (ΔBAT) was 0.98s, indicating altered hemodynamics.
- Delay-insensitive algorithms yielded significantly smaller mean transit time (MTT) differences compared to delay-sensitive ones.
- Only the delay-insensitive method showed a significant difference in MTT asymmetry between patients with and without infarction (p=0.04).
Conclusions:
- Delay-sensitive algorithms overestimate MTT asymmetry in EC-IC bypass patients.
- The delay-insensitive algorithm is more effective in distinguishing between patients with and without infarction post-EC-IC bypass surgery.
- Accurate perfusion assessment in EC-IC bypass requires algorithms that account for delayed contrast arrival.
Objective:
Perfusion imaging is increasingly used for postoperative evaluation of extracranial to intracranial (EC-IC) bypass surgery. Altered hemodynamics and delayed arrival of the contrast agent in the area fed by the bypass can influence perfusion measurement. We compared perfusion asymmetry obtained with different algorithms in EC-IC bypass surgery patients.
Methods:
We retrospectively identified all patients evaluated with computed tomography perfusion (CTP) between May 2007 and May 2011 after EC-IC bypass surgery at our institution. CTP images were analyzed with three perfusion algorithms that differ among their ability to anticipate for delayed arrival time of contrast material: the delay-sensitive first-moment mean transit time (fMTT), the semi-delay-sensitive standard singular value decomposition (sSVD) and the delay-insensitive block-circulant SVD (bSVD). The interhemispheric difference in bolus arrival time (ΔBAT) was determined to confirm altered hemodynamics. Interhemispheric asymmetry in perfusion values (mean transit time (MTT) difference, cerebral blood flow (CBF) ratio and cerebral blood volume (CBV) ratio) was compared between the three algorithms. Presence of a new infarct in the treated hemisphere was evaluated on follow-up imaging and perfusion asymmetry was compared between patients with and without infarction.
Results:
Twenty-two patients were included. The median interhemispheric difference in ΔBAT was 0.98 s. The median MTT difference was significantly smaller when calculated with the delay-insensitive algorithm than with the other algorithms (0.44 s versus 0.90 s and 0.93 s, p<0.01). The CBF ratio was similar for all algorithms (111.98 versus 112.59 and 112.60). The CBV ratio was similar for all algorithms (113.20 versus 111.95 and 113.97). There was a significant difference in MTT asymmetry between patients with and without infarction with the delay-insensitive algorithm only (1.57 s versus 0.38 s, p=0.04).
Conclusion:
In patients with EC-IC bypass surgery, delay-sensitive algorithms showed larger MTT asymmetry than delay-insensitive algorithms. Furthermore, only the delay-insensitive method seems to differentiate between patients with and without infarction on follow-up.
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