• Hyun Jeong Kim, Sang Bong Lee, Jin Woo Choi, Yoo Sung Jeon, Hyung Jin Lee, Jeong Jin Park, Eung Yeop Kim, In Seong Kim, Taek Jun Lee, Yu Jin Jung, Seon Young Ryu, Young Il Chun, Ji Sung Lee, and Hong Gee Roh.
• From the Department of Radiology (H.J.K.), Neurology (S.B.L., T.J.L., Y.J.J., S.Y.R.), and Neurosurgery (H.J.L.), Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea; Departments of Radiology (J.W.C., H.G.R.), Neurosurgery (Y.S.J., Y.I.C.), and Neurology (J.J.P.), Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, 120-1 Neungdong-Ro, Gwangjin-Gu, Seoul 05030, Korea; Department of Radiology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea (E.Y.K.); Siemens Healthineers Ltd, Seoul, Korea (I.S.K.); and Clinical Research Center, Asan Institute for Life Science, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (J.S.L.).
• Radiology. 2020 Apr 1; 295 (1): 192-201.

AbstractBackground Collateral circulation determines tissue fate and affects treatment result in acute ischemic stroke. A precise method for collateral estimation in an optimal imaging protocol is necessary to make an appropriate treatment decision for acute ischemic stroke. Purpose To verify the value of multiphase collateral imaging data sets (MR angiography collateral map) derived from dynamic contrast material-enhanced MR angiography for predicting functional outcomes after acute ischemic stroke. Materials and Methods This secondary analysis of an ongoing prospective observational study included data from participants with acute ischemic stroke due to occlusion or stenosis of the unilateral internal carotid artery and/or M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery who were evaluated within 8 hours of symptom onset. Data were obtained from March 2016 through August 2018. The collateral grading based on the MR angiography collateral map was estimated by using six-scale MR acute ischemic stroke collateral (MAC) scores. To identify independent predictors of favorable functional outcomes, age, sex, risk factors, baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, baseline diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) lesion volume, site of steno-occlusion, collateral grade, mode of treatment, and early reperfusion were evaluated with multiple logistic regression analyses. Results One hundred fifty-four participants (mean age ± standard deviation, 69 years ± 13; 99 men) were evaluated. Younger age (odds ratio [OR], 0.45; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.29, 0.70; P < .001), lower baseline NIHSS score (OR, 0.85; 95% CI: 0.78, 0.94; P < .001), MAC score of 3 (OR, 27; 95% CI: 4.0, 179; P < .001), MAC score of 4 (OR, 17; 95% CI: 2.1, 134; P = .007), MAC score of 5 (OR, 27; 95% CI: 2.5, 306; P = .007), and successful early reperfusion (OR, 7.5; 95% CI: 2.6, 22; P < .001) were independently associated with favorable functional outcomes in multivariable analysis. There was a linear negative association between collateral perfusion grades and functional outcomes (P < .001). Conclusion An MR angiography collateral map was clinically reliable for collateral estimation in patients with acute ischemic stroke. This map provided patient-specific pacing information for ischemic progression. © RSNA, 2020.

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