Multi-phase CT-Angiography outperforms angiographic careggi collateral score and predicts functional outcome in acute ischemic stroke.
Giorgio BustoIlaria CasettaAndrea MorottiAngelo BarraMaria Giulia MaccagliaAndrea BianchiMarco MorettiFrancesco CapassoMaddalena ToffaliFrancesco ArbaNicola LimbucciAlessandro PadovaniEnrico FainardiPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2024)
mCTA discriminative ability for three-months 0-2 mRS was found to be comparable to CCS. mCTA appears a valid, non-invasive imaging modality for evaluating collaterals of AIS patients potentially eligible for EVT.