title: Rate of Contrast Extravasation on Computed Tomographic Angiography Predicts Hematoma Expansion and Mortality in Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In primary intracerebral hemorrhage, the presence of contrast extravasation after computed tomographic angiography (CTA), termed the spot sign, predicts hematoma expansion and mortality. Because the biological underpinnings of the spot sign are not fully understood, we investigated whether the rate of contrast extravasation, which may reflect the rate of bleeding, predicts expansion and mortality beyond the simple presence of the spot sign.
  
  
  METHODS
  Consecutive intracerebral hemorrhage patients with first-pass CTA followed by a 90-second delayed postcontrast CT (delayed CTA) were included. CTAs were reviewed for spot sign presence by 2 blinded readers. Spot sign volumes on first-pass and delayed CTA and intracerebral hemorrhage volumes were measured using semiautomated software. Extravasation rates were calculated and tested for association with hematoma expansion and mortality using uni- and multivariable logistic regressions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and sixty-two patients were included, 48 (30%) of whom had ≥1 spot sign. Median spot sign volume was 0.04 mL on first-pass CTA and 0.4 mL on delayed CTA. Median extravasation rate was 0.23 mL/min overall and 0.30 mL/min among expanders versus 0.07 mL/min in nonexpanders. Extravasation rates were also significantly higher in patients who died in hospital: 0.27 mL/min versus 0.04 mL/min. In multivariable analysis, the extravasation rate was independently associated with in-hospital mortality (odds ratio, 1.09 [95% confidence interval, 1.04-1.18], P=0.004), 90-day mortality (odds ratio, 1.15 [95% confidence interval, 1.08-1.27]; P=0.0004), and hematoma expansion (odds ratio, 1.03 [95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.08]; P=0.047).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Contrast extravasation rate, or spot sign growth, further refines the ability to predict hematoma expansion and mortality. Our results support the hypothesis that the spot sign directly measures active bleeding in acute intracerebral hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (H.B.B.); Center for Human Genetic Research (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., C.D.A., J.R.), Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (H.B.B., G.J.F., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Group (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology (V.A.C., S.R.P., C.J.O., R.G.G., J.M.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston. H.B.Brouwers-4@umcutrecht.nl.
authors.forename: H Bart
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Brouwers
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (H.B.B.); Center for Human Genetic Research (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., C.D.A., J.R.), Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (H.B.B., G.J.F., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Group (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology (V.A.C., S.R.P., C.J.O., R.G.G., J.M.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: Thomas W K
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Battey
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (H.B.B.); Center for Human Genetic Research (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., C.D.A., J.R.), Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (H.B.B., G.J.F., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Group (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology (V.A.C., S.R.P., C.J.O., R.G.G., J.M.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
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authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Musial
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (H.B.B.); Center for Human Genetic Research (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., C.D.A., J.R.), Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (H.B.B., G.J.F., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Group (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology (V.A.C., S.R.P., C.J.O., R.G.G., J.M.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
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authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Ciura
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (H.B.B.); Center for Human Genetic Research (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., C.D.A., J.R.), Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (H.B.B., G.J.F., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Group (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology (V.A.C., S.R.P., C.J.O., R.G.G., J.M.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: Guido J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Falcone
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (H.B.B.); Center for Human Genetic Research (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., C.D.A., J.R.), Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (H.B.B., G.J.F., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Group (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology (V.A.C., S.R.P., C.J.O., R.G.G., J.M.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: Alison M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ayres
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (H.B.B.); Center for Human Genetic Research (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., C.D.A., J.R.), Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (H.B.B., G.J.F., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Group (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology (V.A.C., S.R.P., C.J.O., R.G.G., J.M.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vashkevich
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (H.B.B.); Center for Human Genetic Research (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., C.D.A., J.R.), Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (H.B.B., G.J.F., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Group (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology (V.A.C., S.R.P., C.J.O., R.G.G., J.M.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schwab
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (H.B.B.); Center for Human Genetic Research (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., C.D.A., J.R.), Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (H.B.B., G.J.F., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Group (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology (V.A.C., S.R.P., C.J.O., R.G.G., J.M.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Viswanathan
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (H.B.B.); Center for Human Genetic Research (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., C.D.A., J.R.), Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (H.B.B., G.J.F., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Group (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology (V.A.C., S.R.P., C.J.O., R.G.G., J.M.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (H.B.B.); Center for Human Genetic Research (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., C.D.A., J.R.), Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (H.B.B., G.J.F., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Group (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology (V.A.C., S.R.P., C.J.O., R.G.G., J.M.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (H.B.B.); Center for Human Genetic Research (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., C.D.A., J.R.), Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (H.B.B., G.J.F., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Group (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology (V.A.C., S.R.P., C.J.O., R.G.G., J.M.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: Stuart R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Pomerantz
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (H.B.B.); Center for Human Genetic Research (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., C.D.A., J.R.), Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (H.B.B., G.J.F., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Group (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology (V.A.C., S.R.P., C.J.O., R.G.G., J.M.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: Claudia J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (H.B.B.); Center for Human Genetic Research (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., C.D.A., J.R.), Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (H.B.B., G.J.F., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Group (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology (V.A.C., S.R.P., C.J.O., R.G.G., J.M.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: Joshua N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (H.B.B.); Center for Human Genetic Research (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., C.D.A., J.R.), Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (H.B.B., G.J.F., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Group (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology (V.A.C., S.R.P., C.J.O., R.G.G., J.M.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: R Gilberto
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (H.B.B.); Center for Human Genetic Research (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., C.D.A., J.R.), Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (H.B.B., G.J.F., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Group (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology (V.A.C., S.R.P., C.J.O., R.G.G., J.M.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosand
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (H.B.B.); Center for Human Genetic Research (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., C.D.A., J.R.), Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology (H.B.B., G.J.F., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., J.N.G., J.R.), Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Group (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center (H.B.B., T.W.K.B., H.H.M., G.J.F., A.M.A., A. Vashkevich, K.S., A. Viswanathan, C.D.A., S.M.G., J.N.G., J.R.), Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology (V.A.C., S.R.P., C.J.O., R.G.G., J.M.R.), and Department of Emergency Medicine (J.N.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: Javier M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Romero
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: CT angiography; cerebral hemorrhage; intracerebral hemorrhage; mortality