The Capillary Index Score as a Marker of Viable Cerebral Tissue: Proof of Concept-The Capillary Index Score in the MR CLEAN (Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Netherlands) Trial

Firas Al-Ali*, Olvert A. Berkhemer, Wina P. Yousman, John J. Elias, Evin N. Bender, Hester F. Lingsma, Aad van der Lugt, Diederik W. J. Dippel, Yvo B. W. E. M. Roos, Robert J. van Oostenbrugge, Wim H. van Zwam, William P. Dillon, Charles B. L. M. Majoie

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Abstract

Background and Purpose The capillary index score (CIS) is based on the hypothesis that areas lacking capillary blush on pretreatment cerebral digital subtraction angiograms correspond to nonviable cerebral tissue. Methods Pretreatment digital subtraction angiograms and post-treatment noncontrast enhanced computed tomographic scans from the MR CLEAN (Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Netherlands) trial were evaluated for areas lacking capillary blush and with tissue hypodensity, respectively. Because the superior and middle zones of the CIS correspond to the 7 cerebral cortex regions of the Alberta Stroke Program Early CT (ASPECT) score, capillary blush was scored in these 2 zones (0-2), called sub-CIS, and compared with the ASPECT score in these 7 regions (0-7), called hypodensity score. The presence and extent of hypodensity were compared between sub-CIS zones with contingency tables and nonparametric comparisons between groups, respectively. Results On the basis of a sample size of 50 subjects, 100% with sub-CIS
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2286-2291
JournalStroke
Volume47
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2016

Keywords

  • cerebral cortex
  • infarction
  • stroke
  • tissue

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