Perfusion Imaging for Endovascular Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Is Associated With Improved Functional Outcomes in the Early and Late Time Windows.
Permesh Singh DhillonWaleed ButtAnna PodlasekNorman McConachieRobert LenthallSujit NairLuqman MalikThomas C BoothPervinder BhogalHegoda Levansri Dilrukshan MakalandaOliver SpoonerAlex MortimerSaleh LaminSwarupsinh ChavdaHan Seng ChewKurdow NaderSamer Al-AliBenjamin ButlerDilina RajapakseJason Philip AppletonKailash KrishnanNikola SpriggAubrey SmithKyriakos LobotesisPhil WhiteMartin A JamesPhilip M BathRobert A DineenTimothy J EnglandPublished in: Stroke (2022)
In this real-world study, acquisition of perfusion imaging for EVT was associated with improvement in functional disability in the early and late time windows compared with nonperfusion neuroimaging. These indirect comparisons should be interpreted with caution while awaiting confirmatory data from prospective randomized trials.