BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Arterial access is a technical consideration of mechanical thrombectomy that may affect procedural time, but few studies exist detailing the relationship of anatomy to procedural times and patient outcomes. We sought to investigate the respective impact of aortic arch and carotid artery anatomy on endovascular procedural times in patients with large-vessel occlusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed imaging and medical records of 207 patients from 2 academic institutions who underwent mechanical thrombectomy for anterior circulation large-vessel occlusion from January 2015 to July 2018. Preintervention CTAs were assessed to measure features of the aortic arch and ipsilateral great vessel anatomy. These included the cranial-to-caudal distance from the origin of the innominate artery to the top of the aortic arch and the takeoff angle of the respective great vessel from the arch. mRS scores were calculated from rehabilitation and other outpatient documentation. We performed bootstrap, stepwise regressions to model groin puncture to reperfusion time and binary mRS outcomes (good outcome, mRS # 2). RESULTS: From our linear regression for groin puncture to reperfusion time, we found a significant association of the great vessel takeoff angle (P 4 .002) and caudal distance from the origin of the innominate artery to the top of the aortic arch (P 4 .05). Regression analysis for the binary mRS revealed a significant association with groin puncture to reperfusion time (P , .001). CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate that patients with larger takeoff angles and extreme aortic arches have an association with longer procedural times as approached from transfemoral access routes. ABBREVIATIONS: CCA 4 common carotid artery; CCIA 4 the cranial-to-caudal distance from the origin of the innominate artery to the top of the aortic arch; GPRT 4 groin puncture to reperfusion time; HTN 4 hypertension; LVO 4 large-vessel occlusion I schemic stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and the leading cause of long-term disability in the United States. 1 Recent studies have established mechanical thrombectomy as the criterion standard of care for large-vessel occlusion over tPA alone. 2-5 These and other studies have demonstrated that reduced time between the onset of symptoms and reperfusion leads to better clinical outcomes. 6,7 That time interval comprises prehospital

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Automated CTP software is increasingly used for extended window emergent large-vessel occlusion to quantify core infarct. We aimed to assess whether RAPID software underestimates core infarct in patients with an extended window recently receiving IV iodinated contrast. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed a prospective, single-center data base of 271 consecutive patients who underwent CTA 6 CTP for acute ischemic stroke from May 2018 through January 2019. Patients with emergent large-vessel occlusion confirmed by CTA in the extended window (.6 hours since last known well) and CTP with RAPID postprocessing were included. Two blinded raters independently assessed CT ASPECTS on NCCT performed at the time of CTP. RAPID software used relative cerebral blood flow of ,30% as a surrogate for irreversible core infarct. Patients were dichotomized on the basis of receiving recent IV iodinated contrast (,8 hours before CTP) for a separate imaging study. RESULTS: The recent IV contrast and contrast-naïve cohorts comprised 23 and 15 patients, respectively. Multivariate linear regression analysis demonstrated that recent IV contrast administration was independently associated with a decrease in the RAPID core infarct estimate (proportional increase ¼ 0.34; 95% CI, 0.12-0.96; P ¼ .04). CONCLUSIONS: Patients who received IV iodinated contrast in proximity (,8 hours) to CTA/CTP as part of a separate imaging study had a much higher likelihood of core infarct underestimation with RAPID compared with contrast-naïve patients. Over-reliance on RAPID postprocessing for treatment disposition of patients with extended window emergent large-vessel occlusion should be avoided, particularly with recent IV contrast administration. ABBREVIATIONS: ELVO ¼ emergent large-vessel occlusion; LKW ¼ last known well; MT ¼ mechanical thrombectomy; PI ¼ proportional increases; rCBF ¼ relative cerebral blood flow Q uantifying core infarction versus viable ischemic penumbra is at the crux of patient selection for mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in the setting of anterior circulation emergent largevessel occlusion (ELVO). While patients with large infarcts tend to demonstrate worse clinical outcomes following reperfusion, successful recanalization of sizable ischemic penumbra, indicative of salvageable tissue, may result in drastic clinical improvement. 1

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hemodynamic features of brain AVMs may portend increased hemorrhage risk. Previous studies have suggested that MTT is shorter in ruptured AVMs as assessed on quantitative color-coded parametric DSA. This study assesses the interrater reliability of MTT measurements obtained using quantitative color-coded DSA.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-five color-coded parametric DSA images of 34 brain AVMs were analyzed by 4 neuroradiologists with experience in interventional neuroradiology. Hemodynamic features assessed included MTT of the AVM and TTP of the dominant feeding artery and draining vein. Agreement among the 4 raters was assessed using the intraclass correlation coefficient. RESULTS:The interrater reliability among the 4 raters was poor (intraclass correlation coefficient ¼ 0.218; 95% CI, 0.062-0.414; P value ¼ .002) as it related to MTT assessment. When the analysis was limited to cases in which the raters selected the same image to analyze and selected the same primary feeding artery and the same primary draining vein, interrater reliability improved to fair (intraclass correlation coefficient ¼ 0.564; 95% CI, 0.367-0.717; P , .001). CONCLUSIONS:Interrater reliability in deriving color-coded parametric DSA measurements such as MTT is poor so minor differences among raters may result in a large variance in MTT and TTP results, partly due to the sensitivity and 2D nature of the technique. Reliability can be improved by defining a standard projection, feeding artery, and draining vein for analysis.ABBREVIATIONS: AUC ¼ area under the curve; bAVM ¼ brain AVM; cDSA ¼ color-coded parametric quantitative DSA; ICC ¼ intraclass correlation coefficient; IQR ¼ interquartile range; PCA ¼ posterior cerebral artery; SCA ¼ superior cerebellar artery B rain AVMs (bAVMs) are uncommon high-flow vascular mal-

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3D T2W SPACE should be used in conjunction with 2D T2W sequences to more accurately detect abnormal cord signal and determine when perimedullary flow voids are pathologically abnormal for the radiologic diagnosis of SDAVF.