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FERNE Satellite ACEP Scientific Assembly Washington, DC 2005. Indications for MRI and CT in Emergent CNS Illness & Injury: Beyond the Non-contrast CT. Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH Professor Department of Emergency Medicine University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago, IL. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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FERNE SatelliteFERNE Satellite
ACEP Scientific AssemblyACEP Scientific AssemblyWashington, DCWashington, DC
20052005
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Indications for MRI and CT in Indications for MRI and CT in Emergent CNS Illness & Injury:Emergent CNS Illness & Injury:Beyond the Non-contrast CT Beyond the Non-contrast CT
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Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPHEdward P. Sloan, MD, MPH
ProfessorProfessor
Department of Emergency MedicineDepartment of Emergency MedicineUniversity of Illinois College of MedicineUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, ILChicago, IL
Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP
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Attending PhysicianAttending PhysicianEmergency MedicineEmergency Medicine
University of Illinois HospitalOur Lady of the Resurrection Hospital
Chicago, IL
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FERNE would like to thank FERNE would like to thank ACEP, our speakers and ACEP, our speakers and
participants, and Novo Nordisk, participants, and Novo Nordisk, Inc. for their support of this Inc. for their support of this
educational activity.educational activity.
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www.ferne.orgwww.ferne.org
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Clinical OverviewClinical Overview
• Neurological emergency patients are commonly seen in the ED
• Advanced neuroimaging available
• Practice standard: non-contrast CT
• Neuroimaging plan per consultants
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Clinical ImperativeClinical Imperative
• Consultants often determine need
• More requests for immediate testing
• Illness severity, patient stability key
• ED time, patient outcome influenced
• Test availability, interpretation varies
• Location, test duration problematic
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CNS MRI, CT: The QuestionsCNS MRI, CT: The Questions
• What tests are available?
• What clinical settings drive need?
• What tests should be performed?
• How do these tests alter acute Rx?
• Is outcome improved with testing?
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CNS CT, MRI : The TestsCNS CT, MRI : The Tests
• CT with contrast
• CT angiography (CTA)
• MRI, without or with contrast
• MR angiography (MRA)
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Other Tests to ConsiderOther Tests to Consider
• Traditional cerebral angiography
• Digital subtraction angiography (DSA)
• CT myelography
• Carotid Doppler ultrasonography
• Transcranial ultrasonography
• Echocardiography
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CNS MRI, CT: Organ SystemsCNS MRI, CT: Organ Systems
• Spinal cord–Cord
–Supporting spine structures
• Brain and Vessels–Brain and brain stem
–CNS vessels, arterial and venous
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Clinical Settings: Spinal CordClinical Settings: Spinal Cord
• Spinal cord compression– Infection, abscess
– Traumatic myelopathy, disc herniation
– Tumor, metastatic lesions
• Spinal cord inflammation
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Clinical Settings: Spinal CordClinical Settings: Spinal Cord
• Spinal cord compression
• CT, plain x-rays for spine fractures
• CT will detect significant lesions
• MRI will better detect smaller lesions
• MRI with contrast is the optimal study
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Leg Weakness: Working DxLeg Weakness: Working Dx
• 28 yo back pain, aggressive stretching
• Radiculopathy, weakness, parasthesias
• Rule out herniated disc low thoracic spine
• History MVC with anterior cervical fusion
• Low extremity clonus with dorsiflexion
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Clinical Settings: Brain, VesselsClinical Settings: Brain, Vessels
• Inflammation, infection, vasculitis
• Carotid or vertebral artery dissection
• Dural venous sinus thrombosis
• Acute hemorrhage (SAH, ICH & IVH)
• TIA and small CVA
• Large, severe CVA
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Inflammation, Infection & VasculitisInflammation, Infection & Vasculitis
• CT contrast if mass lesion possible
• MRI more sensitive: lesion detection
• Examples:–Multiple lesions noted in MS
–Lesions of herpes or WNV encephalitis
• MRI usually NOT indicated acutely
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WNV Encephalitis MR FindingsWNV Encephalitis MR Findings
• Inflamed portion of the temporal lobe, involving the uncus and adjacent parahippocampal gyrus, in brightest white on MR.
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Carotid or Vertebral Artery DissectionCarotid or Vertebral Artery Dissection
• Local hematoma, mass & occlusion
• Thromboemboli distally
• Angiography is the gold standard
• MRI will detect intramural hematomas
• MRA will detect lumen compromise
• CTA ?????
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Severe Headache: Working DxSevere Headache: Working Dx
• 38 yo wrestling coach, trauma, cephalgia
• Rule out basilar migraine and CVA
• Rule out vascular etiology
• CTA: suspected high grade stenosis R common carotid and subclavian origin
• Vertebral artery plaques, L vessel small
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Dural Venous Sinus ThrombosisDural Venous Sinus Thrombosis
• Major brain dural venous sinuses
• Lost cortical, deep venous drainage
• Multiple infarctions, hemorrhagic
• Dehydration, sepsis, pregnancy, coag
• Headache, vision changes, CVA, sz
• High mortality disease process
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Dural Venous Sinus ThrombosisDural Venous Sinus Thrombosis
• MRI, MR venography acutely
• MRI will show acute thrombus
• Contrast MRI will highlight vessel
• MR venography will exclude false +
• Anticoagulant therapy
• Repeat assessments non-invasive
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Subarachnoid HemorrhageSubarachnoid Hemorrhage
• Detection of aneurysm or AVM
• Decisions need to be made regarding:
– Interventional radiology, coil placement
– Neurosurgery, operative intervention
• Cerebral angiography optimal test
• CTA duplicates contrast
• MRA may not detect small aneurysms
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Subarachnoid HemorrhageSubarachnoid Hemorrhage
• No cerebral angiogram acutely, unless:
• Interventional radiology is able to perform the angiogram and coil placement ASAP
• Neurosurgical operative intervention is to be performed immediately
• Other tests (MRA, CTA) may not obviate the need for cerebral angiography
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Acute Intracerebral HemorrhageAcute Intracerebral Hemorrhage
• CT will detect hemorrhage, effects
• Contrast CT not indicated
• MRI also detects acute hemorrhage
• MRI detects chronic microbleeds–Small punctate hemosiderin lesions
–Clinically silent, unknown significance
–Increased ICH risk with tPA use?
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Stroke, Microbleeds, and ICHStroke, Microbleeds, and ICH
• Didn’t plenty of patients in the NINDS trials likely have undiagnosed microbleeds?
• If undetected, do they exist clinically? • Do microbleeds actually impart risk?• Are these predictive of symptomatic ICH?• No need to perform MRI in order to manage
risk prior to tPA use in ischemic stroke
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TIAs and Small CVAsTIAs and Small CVAs
• Minimal or resolving symptoms
• Need to evaluate for future CVA risk
• Six questions:– Ischemic? Location?
–Etiology? Probability of each etiology?
–What tests? What treatments?
• Large and small vessel disease
• Cardioembolic source
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TIAs, Small CVAs: Large Vessel DxTIAs, Small CVAs: Large Vessel Dx
• Large vessel 15-20% of all strokes
• Extracranial (Likely large vessel cause)–75%+ of large vessel disease location
–Carotids, vertebrals, aorta
• Intracranial–5-8% of strokes
–CVD, dissection, vasculitis, spasm
–Moya Moya Dx
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Large Vessel Dx: ExtracranialLarge Vessel Dx: Extracranial
• CT angiography –Will detect carotid artery occlusion
–Sensitivity, specificity for stenosis OK
• MR angiography–Also good study to detect carotid occlusion
–Comparable sensitivity and specificity
• Cerebral arteriography–Not needed given CTA, MRA use
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Large Vessel Dx: IntracranialLarge Vessel Dx: Intracranial• CTA and MRA both may be used
• Cerebral angiography may be optimal
• Suspect intracranial lesion when:–Young patients, no extracranial source
–Failed antiplatelet therapy, recurrent TIAs or cortical strokes in a single vascular territory
–Posterior stroke, negative cardiac evaluation
– In pre-op eval for carotid endarterectomy
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TIAs, Small CVAs: Small Vessel DxTIAs, Small CVAs: Small Vessel Dx
• Lacunar infarcts
• 20% of all cerebral ischemic events
• DM, HTN, smoking
• Sub-cortical infarct, < 1.5 cm in size
• Occlusion of a penetrating end artery
• Basal ganglia, thalamus, internal capsule, brainstem locations
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TIAs, Small CVAs: Small Vessel DxTIAs, Small CVAs: Small Vessel Dx
• Evaluate as with large vessel disease
• Consider MRI, MRA, CTA when:–No risk factors
–Atypical lacunar infarct syndrome
–Lacune is in an atypical territory
–Lacunar syndrome, no infarct on CT
• Testing NOT indicated acutely
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TIAs and Small CVAsTIAs and Small CVAs
• Need to evaluate for future CVA risk
• Large and small vessel disease
• Cardioembolic source
• There is no indication for ED evaluation that includes MRI, MRA, or CTA
• These tests may be used electively in an ED observation protocol
• Not current ED standard of care
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Sudden Weakness: DiagnosesSudden Weakness: Diagnoses
• 22 yo with mild L weakness and resolving speech and mental status problems
• L low density “mass” cerebral peduncle
• Arachnoid cyst, cistercercosis, tumor??
• Later with hemorrhage R basal ganglia
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Sudden Weakness: DiagnosesSudden Weakness: Diagnoses
• 22 yo with mild L weakness and resolving speech and mental status problems
• 6 hours later, patient noted to have a deteriorating mental status
• R basal ganglia hemorrhage noted• Were there microbleeds?• Would their detection have management?
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Gary Strange, MD, FACEPGary Strange, MD, FACEP
ProfessorProfessor
Department of Emergency MedicineDepartment of Emergency MedicineUniversity of Illinois College of MedicineUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, ILChicago, IL
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Large, Severe CVAsLarge, Severe CVAs
• Patients with acute stroke
• Moderate severity
• NIHSS ranges from 10-20?
• Acute hemorrhage must be excluded
• Thrombolytic therapy a consideration
• Can pt selection be optimized?
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Non-Contrast Cranial CTNon-Contrast Cranial CT• Primary use is to rule out
acute hemorrhage– Contraindication to the use
of thrombolytic therapy– Identification of potential
surgical candidates
• Limited sensitivity for acute cerebral ischemia (31-75%)
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Acute Ischemic Stroke CTAcute Ischemic Stroke CT• Decreased gray-white differentiation–Especially in the basal ganglia
• Loss of insular ribbon• Effacement of sulci• Edema and mass effect *• Large area of hypodensity* (>1/3 MCA)
*May signify increased risk of hemorrhage with thrombolytic therapy
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Multimodal MRI
• Demonstrates hyperacute ischemia
• Considered less reliable in identifying early parenchymal hemorrhage
• What role does MRI play in diagnosis and management of the acute stroke pt?
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MRI: Stroke Center ApproachesMRI: Stroke Center Approaches
• CT acutely with follow-up MRI –Late delineation of stroke findings
• Both CT and MRI acutely –More expensive, time-consuming
–Possible enhancements in therapy?
• MRI acutely –Is it a reasonable alternative?
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What is Multimodal MRI?What is Multimodal MRI?• T1, T2 Imaging: Conventional weighted
pulse sequences
• DWI: Diffusion-Weighted Imaging
• PWI: Perfusion-Weighted Imaging
• GRE: Gradient Recalled Echo pulse sequence (T2*-sensitive)
• FLAIR: Fluid-Attenuated InversionRecovery images
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T1 & T2 Weighted Pulse SequencesT1 & T2 Weighted Pulse Sequences
• Sensitive for subacute and chronic blood
• Less sensitive for hyperacute parenchymal hemorrhage
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Diffusion-Weighted ImagingDiffusion-Weighted Imaging• Ischemia decreases the
diffusion of water into neurons• Extracellular water accumulates• On DWI, a hyperintense signal• Present within minutes • Irreversible damage delineated• Non-salvageable tissue?
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Perfusion-Weighted ImagingPerfusion-Weighted Imaging
• Tracks a gadolinium bolus into brain parenchyma
• PWI detects areas of hypoperfusion
–infarct core (DWI area)
–Ischemic penumbra
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DWI/PWI MismatchDWI/PWI Mismatch
• Subtract DWI signal (infarct core) from the PWI signal (infarct core and ischemic penumbra)
• DWI/PWI mismatch is the hypoperfused area that may still be viable (ischemic penumbra)
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DWI/PWI MismatchDWI/PWI Mismatch• Important clinical implications
• May identify the ischemic penumbra
• If there is a large mismatch, then reperfusion may be of benefit, even beyond the three hour tPA window
• If there is no mismatch, there may be little benefit to thrombolytic therapy, even within the three hour window
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DWI/PWI MismatchDWI/PWI Mismatch
• DWI signal• PWI hypoperfused area
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Gradient Recalled Echo (GRE) Gradient Recalled Echo (GRE) Pulse SequencePulse Sequence
• May be sensitive for hyperacute parenchymal blood
• Detects paramagnetic effects of deoxyhemoglobin & methemoglobin as well as diamagnetic effects of oxyhgb
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Gradient Recalled Echo (GRE) Gradient Recalled Echo (GRE) Pulse SequencePulse Sequence
• Core of heterogeneous signal intensity reflecting recently extravasated blood with significant amounts of oxyhgb
• Hypodense rim reflecting blood that is fully deoxygenated
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So what is the role of MRI in the ED So what is the role of MRI in the ED evaluation of the stroke patient?evaluation of the stroke patient?
• Secondary?– Initial CT to rule out hemorrhage
–Subsequent MRI to fully delineate ischemia, infarct and to follow treatment
• Primary?– Initial and possibly only imaging modality
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MRI in Large, Severe CVAsMRI in Large, Severe CVAs
• Primary MRI not current EM standard
• Logistical, timing issues exist
• MRI likely able to diagnose hemorrhage
• DWI/PWI mismatch a promising exam
• Tailored thrombolytic therapy??
• Improved patient outcome??
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Neurological Illness in PregnancyNeurological Illness in Pregnancy
• Early pregnancy
• CT: ionizing radiation
• CT with abdominal shielding is OK
• MRI: technically poses less risk
• May be the preferred study acutely
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New Onset Seizure in PregnancyNew Onset Seizure in Pregnancy
• 32 year old Hispanic female
• 23 weeks pregnant, new onset seizure
• Generalized tonic-clonic seizure
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CNS MRI & More in 2005CNS MRI & More in 2005
• MRI mostly used in spinal cord dx
• CTA may be quick and efficient
• MRA may be used as is CTA
• Location, test duration problematic
• Cerebral angiography gold standard
• Know the indications & the process
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