The role of CT texture analysis in predicting the clinical outcomes of acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy.

Objectives: To evaluate the performance of CT-based texture analysis (TA) for predicting clinical outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in acute ischemic stroke (AIS).

Methods: This single-center, retrospective study contained 64 consecutive patients with AIS who underwent MT for large anterior circulation occlusion between December 2016 and January 2020. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to the modified Rankin scale (mRS) scores at 3 months as good outcome (mRS ≤ 2) and bad outcome (mRS > 2).

Relationship between the first pass effect and the platelet-lymphocyte ratio in acute ischemic stroke.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and first pass effect (FPE) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Our secondary goal was to investigate other laboratory, demographic or technical parameters that may be related to FPE and to search for independent predictors of FPE.

Materials And Methods: Patients who underwent mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in our hospital between January 2017 and February 2020 were reviewed.