Specialist Perspectives on the Imaging Selection of Large Vessel Occlusion in the Late Window

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Contributors

  • Piers Klein - , Boston Medical Center (BMC) (Author)
  • Xiaochuan Huo - , Capital Medical University (CMU) (Author)
  • Yimin Chen - , Foshan Sanshui District People‘s Hospital (Author)
  • Mohamad Abdalkader - , Boston Medical Center (BMC), Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston (Author)
  • Zhongming Qiu - , The 903rd Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (Author)
  • Simon Nagel - , Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Jean Raymond - , University of Montreal (Author)
  • Liping Liu - , Capital Medical University (CMU) (Author)
  • James E. Siegler - , Cooper University Hospital (Author)
  • Daniel Strbian - , University of Helsinki (Author)
  • Thalia S. Field - , University of British Columbia (Author)
  • Shadi Yaghi - , Rhode Island Hospital (Author)
  • Muhammad M. Qureshi - , Boston Medical Center (BMC) (Author)
  • Jelle Demeestere - , KU Leuven (Author)
  • Volker Puetz - , Department of Neurology, Dresden Neurovascular Center, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Author)
  • Anne Berberich - , Klinikum Ludwigshafen (Author)
  • Patrik Michel - , University of Lausanne (Author)
  • Urs Fischer - , University of Basel (Author)
  • Johannes Kaesmacher - , University of Bern (Author)
  • Hiroshi Yamagami - , National Hospital Organization Osaka Medical Center (Author)
  • Fana Alemseged - , Royal Melbourne Hospital (Author)
  • Georgios Tsivgoulis - , Attikon University Hospital (Author)
  • Wouter J. Schonewille - , St. Antonius Hospital (Author)
  • Wei Hu - , University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) (Author)
  • Xinfeng Liu - , University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) (Author)
  • Chuanhui Li - , Capital Medical University (CMU) (Author)
  • Xunming Ji - , Capital Medical University (CMU) (Author)
  • Brian Drumm - , Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (Author)
  • Soma Banerjee - , Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (Author)
  • Simona Sacco - , University of L'Aquila (Author)
  • Else C. Sandset - , University of Oslo (Author)
  • Espen Saxhaug Kristoffersen - , University of Oslo (Author)
  • Peter Slade - , Aneurin Bevan Health Board (Author)
  • Robert Mikulik - , Masaryk University (Author)
  • Michele Romoli - , Ospedale M. Bufalini (Author)
  • Francesco Diana - , University of Salerno (Author)
  • Kailash Krishnan - , Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (Author)
  • Permesh Dhillon - , Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (Author)
  • Jin Soo Lee - , Ajou University (Author)
  • Ekkehard Kasper - , Boston Medical Center (BMC), Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston (Author)
  • Hormuzdiyar Dasenbrock - , Boston Medical Center (BMC), Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston (Author)
  • Mai Duy Ton - , Bach Mai Hospital, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (Author)
  • Rytis Masiliūnas - , Vilnius University (Author)
  • Anita Ante Arsovska - , University Clinic of Neurology (Author)
  • João Pedro Marto - , Santa Cruz Hospital (Author)
  • Adam A. Dmytriw - , Western University, Massachusetts General Hospital (Author)
  • Robert W. Regenhardt - , Massachusetts General Hospital (Author)
  • Gisele Sampaio Silva - , Federal University of São Paulo (Author)
  • Timo Siepmann - , Department of Neurology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Author)
  • Dapeng Sun - , Capital Medical University (CMU) (Author)
  • Hongfei Sang - , Hangzhou First People's Hospital (Author)
  • Jose Danilo Diestro - , University of Toronto (Author)
  • Pengfei Yang - , Second Military Medical University (Author)
  • Mahmoud H. Mohammaden - , Emory University (Author)
  • Fengli Li - , Chongqing Medical University (Author)
  • Hesham E. Masoud - , SUNY Upstate Medical University (Author)
  • Alice Ma - , Royal North Shore Hospital (Author)
  • Raynald - , Capital Medical University (CMU) (Author)
  • Aravind Ganesh - , University of Calgary (Author)
  • Jianmin Liu - , Second Military Medical University (Author)
  • Lukas Meyer - , University of Hamburg (Author)
  • Diederik W.J. Dippel - , Erasmus University Rotterdam (Author)
  • Götz Thomalla - , University of Hamburg (Author)
  • Mark Parsons - , Liverpool Hospital (Author)
  • Adnan I. Qureshi - , University of Missouri (Author)
  • Mayank Goyal - , University of Calgary (Author)
  • Albert J. Yoo - , Texas Stroke Institute (Author)
  • Bertrand Lapergue - , Hôpital Foch (Author)
  • Osama O. Zaidat - , Mercy Health, Ohio (Author)
  • Hui Sheng Chen - , General Hospital (Author)
  • Bruce C.V. Campbell - , Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne (Author)
  • Tudor G. Jovin - , Cooper University Hospital (Author)
  • Raul G. Nogueira - , University of Pittsburgh (Author)
  • Zhongrong Miao - , Capital Medical University (CMU) (Author)
  • Gustavo Saposnik - , University of Toronto (Author)
  • Thanh N. Nguyen - , Boston Medical Center (BMC), Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston (Author)

Abstract

Background: The proper imaging modality for use in the selection of patients for endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) presenting in the late window remains controversial, despite current guidelines advocating the use of advanced imaging in this population. We sought to understand if clinicians with different specialty training differ in their approach to patient selection for EVT in the late time window. Methods: We conducted an international survey of stroke and neurointerventional clinicians between January and May 2022 with questions focusing on imaging and treatment decisions of large vessel occlusion (LVO) patients presenting in the late window. Interventional neurologists, interventional neuroradiologists, and endovascular neurosurgeons were defined as interventionists whereas all other specialties were defined as non-interventionists. The non-interventionist group was defined by all other specialties of the respondents: stroke neurologist, neuroradiologist, emergency medicine physician, trainee (fellows and residents) and others. Results: Of 3000 invited to participate, 1506 (1027 non-interventionists, 478 interventionists, 1 declined to specify) physicians completed the study. Interventionist respondents were more likely to proceed directly to EVT (39.5% vs. 19.5%; p < 0.0001) compared to non-interventionist respondents in patients with favorable ASPECTS (Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score). Despite no difference in access to advanced imaging, interventionists were more likely to prefer CT/CTA alone (34.8% vs. 21.0%) and less likely to prefer CT/CTA/CTP (39.1% vs. 52.4%) for patient selection (p < 0.0001). When faced with uncertainty, non-interventionists were more likely to follow clinical guidelines (45.1% vs. 30.2%) while interventionists were more likely to follow their assessment of evidence (38.7% vs. 27.0%) (p < 0.0001). Conclusion: Interventionists were less likely to use advanced imaging techniques in selecting LVO patients presenting in the late window and more likely to base their decisions on their assessment of evidence rather than published guidelines. These results reflect gaps between interventionists and non-interventionists reliance on clinical guidelines, the limits of available evidence, and clinician belief in the utility of advanced imaging.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)801-811
Number of pages11
JournalClinical neuroradiology
Volume33
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 37010551

Keywords

Keywords

  • ASPECTS, Endovascular thrombectomy, Large vessel occlusion, Late window, Mechanical thrombectomy