Table 1:

Baseline characteristics of the full MR CLEAN cohort and subgroups included and not included in this study

MR CLEAN Subgroup Included (n = 199)MR CLEAN Not Included (n = 301)MR CLEAN Full Cohort (n = 500)
Mean age (yr)65 (range, 31–93)66 (range, 23–96)65 (range, 23–96)
Male sex (%)62 (124/199)56 (168/301)58 (292/500)
Median NIHSS score18 (IQR, 14–22)17 (IQR, 15–21)18 (IQR, 14–22)
Median ASPECTS9 (IQR, 8–10)9 (IQR, 7–10)9 (IQR, 8–10)
Diabetes mellitus (%)11 (21/199)16 (47/301)14 (68/500)
Atrial fibrillation (%)27 (54/199)27 (81/301)27 (135/500)
Previous stroke (%)10 (20/199)11 (34/301)11 (54/500)
IAT (%)39 (78/199)51 (155/301)47 (233/500)
Median thrombus length (mm) (n = 186)15.6 (IQR, 10.3–22.2) (range, 4.8–39.5)
Median thrombus volume (mm3) (n = 186)70.1 (IQR, 49.3–113.3) (range, 6.1–456.7)
Median distance to thrombus (mm)6.4 (IQR, 0.0–13.5) (range, 0.0–38.2)
T-occlusion (%)23 (46/199)29 (88/301)27 (134/500)
Median density thrombus NCCT (HU)49.0 (IQR, 44.5–55.4) (range, 33.1–67.8)
Median relative density thrombus NCCT (%)134.4 (IQR, 116.8–151.7) (range, 65.8–274.4)
Median density thrombus CTA (HU)61.4 (IQR, 52.6–72.1) (range, 38.5–134.3)
Median relative density thrombus CTA (%)29.8 (IQR, 21.4–40.8) (range, 12.2–94.7)
Median thrombus attenuation increase (HU)11.4 (IQR, 0.1–22.5) (range, −9.9–80.0)
Median thrombus void fraction (%)6.0 (IQR, 0.08–15.4) (range, −8.9–61.8)