Bedside detection of intracranial midline shift using portable magnetic resonance imaging

Kevin N. Sheth, Matthew M. Yuen, Mercy H. Mazurek, Bradley A. Cahn, Anjali M. Prabhat, Sadegh Salehi, Jill T. Shah, Samantha By, E. Brian Welch, Michal Sofka, Laura I. Sacolick, Jennifer A. Kim, Seyedmehdi Payabvash, Guido J. Falcone, Emily J. Gilmore, David Y. Hwang, Charles Matouk, Barbara Gordon-Kundu, Adrienne Ward Rn, Nils PetersenJoseph Schindler, Kevin T. Gobeske, Lauren H. Sansing, Gordon Sze, Matthew S. Rosen, W. Taylor Kimberly, Prantik Kundu

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Abstract

Neuroimaging is crucial for assessing mass effect in brain-injured patients. Transport to an imaging suite, however, is challenging for critically ill patients. We evaluated the use of a low magnetic field, portable MRI (pMRI) for assessing midline shift (MLS). In this observational study, 0.064 T pMRI exams were performed on stroke patients admitted to the neuroscience intensive care unit at Yale New Haven Hospital. Dichotomous (present or absent) and continuous MLS measurements were obtained on pMRI exams and locally available and accessible standard-of-care imaging exams (CT or MRI). We evaluated the agreement between pMRI and standard-of-care measurements. Additionally, we assessed the relationship between pMRI-based MLS and functional outcome (modified Rankin Scale). A total of 102 patients were included in the final study (48 ischemic stroke; 54 intracranial hemorrhage). There was significant concordance between pMRI and standard-of-care measurements (dichotomous, κ = 0.87; continuous, ICC = 0.94). Low-field pMRI identified MLS with a sensitivity of 0.93 and specificity of 0.96. Moreover, pMRI MLS assessments predicted poor clinical outcome at discharge (dichotomous: adjusted OR 7.98, 95% CI 2.07–40.04, p = 0.005; continuous: adjusted OR 1.59, 95% CI 1.11–2.49, p = 0.021). Low-field pMRI may serve as a valuable bedside tool for detecting mass effect.

Original languageEnglish
Article number67
JournalScientific Reports
Volume12
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022
Externally publishedYes

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