Non-contrast CT Markers of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Expansion: The influence of onset-to-CT time.
Morotti AndreaQi LiValentina MazzoleniJawed NawabiFrieder SchlunkFederico MazzacaneGiorgio BustoElisa ScolaLaura BrancaleoniSebastiano GiacomozziLuigi SimonettiMichele LaudisiAnna CavalliniAndrea ZiniIlaria CasettaEnrico FainardiDariush DowlatshahiAlessandro PadovaniFrancesco ArbaPublished in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2022)
the diagnostic performance of NCCT markers is influenced by imaging time. Hypodensities identified four out of five patients with HE within 2 h from onset whereas irregular shape performed better in late presenters. Our findings may improve the use of NCCT markers in future studies and trials targeting HE.