Diagnostic accuracy of noncontrast CT imaging markers in cerebral venous thrombosis.
Adult
Area Under Curve
Case-Control Studies
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Veins
/ diagnostic imaging
Computed Tomography Angiography
Female
Humans
Intracranial Thrombosis
/ diagnostic imaging
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Male
Middle Aged
Phlebography
Retrospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial
/ diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Venous Thrombosis
/ diagnostic imaging
Journal
Neurology
ISSN: 1526-632X
Titre abrégé: Neurology
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0401060
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
19 02 2019
19 02 2019
Historique:
received:
14
06
2018
accepted:
18
10
2018
pubmed:
20
1
2019
medline:
26
11
2019
entrez:
20
1
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To assess the added diagnostic value of semiquantitative imaging markers on noncontrast CT scans in cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). In a retrospective, multicenter, blinded, case-control study of patients with recent onset (<2 weeks) CVT, 3 readers assessed (1) the accuracy of the visual impression of CVT based on a combination of direct and indirect signs, (2) the accuracy of attenuation values of the venous sinuses in Hounsfield units (with adjustment for hematocrit levels), and (3) the accuracy of attenuation ratios of affected vs unaffected sinuses in comparison with reference standard MRI or CT angiography. Controls were age-matched patients with (sub)acute neurologic presentations. We enrolled 285 patients with CVT and 303 controls from 10 international centers. Sensitivity of visual impression of thrombosis ranged from 41% to 73% and specificity ranged from 97% to 100%. Attenuation measurement had an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.78 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.74-0.81). After adjustment for hematocrit, the AUC remained 0.78 (95% CI 0.74-0.81). The analysis of attenuation ratios of affected vs unaffected sinuses had AUC of 0.83 (95% CI 0.8-0.86). Adding this imaging marker significantly improved discrimination, but sensitivity when tolerating a false-positive rate of 20% was not higher than 76% (95% CI 0.70-0.81). Semiquantitative analysis of attenuation values for diagnosis of CVT increased sensitivity but still failed to identify 1 out of 4 CVT. This study provides Class II evidence that visual analysis of plain CT with or without attenuation measurements has high specificity but only moderate sensitivity for CVT.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30659138
pii: WNL.0000000000006959
doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006959
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e841-e851Informations de copyright
© 2019 American Academy of Neurology.