Refining the Perfusion–Diffusion Mismatch Hypothesis
- 1 June 2005
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Stroke
- Vol. 36 (6), 1153-1159
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.0000166181.86928.8b
Abstract
Background and Purpose— The Echoplanar Imaging Thrombolysis Evaluation Trial (EPITHET) tests the hypothesis that perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI)–diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) mismatch predicts the response to thrombolysis. There is no accepted standardized definition of PWI-DWI mismatch. We compared common mismatch definitions in the initial 40 EPITHET patients. Methods— Raw perfusion images were used to generate maps of time to peak (TTP), mean transit time (MTT), time to peak of the impulse response (Tmax) and first moment transit time (FMT). DWI, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), and PWI volumes were measured with planimetric and thresholding techniques. Correlations between mismatch volume (PWI vol -DWI vol ) and DWI expansion (T2 Day 90-vol -DWI Acute-vol ) were also assessed. Results— Mean age was 68±11, time to MRI 4.5±0.7 hours, and median National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score 11 (range 4 to 23). Tmax and MTT hypoperfusion volumes were significantly lower than those calculated with TTP and FMT maps ( P R =−0.51; P =0.009). Conclusions— Deconvolution and application of PWI thresholds provide more conservative estimates of tissue at risk and decrease the frequency of mismatch accordingly. The precise definition may not be critical; however, because reperfusion alters tissue fate irrespective of mismatch.Keywords
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