Nov 28, 2013

Multicenter accuracy and interobserver agreement of spot sign identification in acute intracerebral hemorrhage

Stroke
Thien J Huynh, Matthew L Flaherty, David J Gladstone, Joseph P Broderick, Andrew M Demchuk, Dar Dowlatshahi, Atte Meretoja, Stephen M Davis, Peter J Mitchell, George A Tomlinson, Jordan Chenkin, Tze L Chia, Sean P Symons, Richard I Aviv
CONCLUSIONS: Accuracy for spot identification is high with opportunity for improvement in spot interpretation sensitivity and interobserver agreement particularly through greater reliance on computed tomography angiography source data and awareness of limitations of multiplanar images. Further prospective study is needed.