Prognostic value of ASPECTS on post-treatment diffusion-weighted imaging for acute ischemic stroke patients after endovascular thrombectomy: comparison with infarction volume

ConclusionsPost-treatment DWI ASPECTS might be a potential surrogate of infarction volume and be effective in predicting the clinical outcome of AIS patients after EVT.Key Points• Post-treatment DWI ASPECTS correlated significantly with infarction volume.• A post-treatment DWI ASPECTS ≥ 6 best predicts good outcomes for AIS patients after EVT.• Post-treatment DWI ASPECTS has the potential in substituting infarction volume in predicting the clinical outcome of AIS patients.
Source: European Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research