Table 4:

Differences of clinical and imaging thresholds in patients stratified by affected cerebral hemisphere

Right SideLeft SideP Value
DWI
    AUC ± SE0.706 ± 0.070.875 ± 0.04.043
    90% Specificity for poor outcome (prognostic yield) (mL)>39.6 (20.7%)>23.4 (40.0%).034a
    95% Specificity for poor outcome (prognostic yield) (mL)>98.5 (12.1%)>51.8 (26.2%).082a
    100% Specificity for poor outcome (prognostic yield) (mL)>103.1 (10.4%)>74.8 (16.9%).435a
NIHSS score
    AUC ± SE0.808 ± 0.060.911 ± 0.03.077
    90% Specificity for poor or good outcome (prognostic yield)>15 or <6 (29.3%)>17 or <10 (66.2%)<.001a
    95% Specificity for poor or good outcome (prognostic yield)>16 or <5 (17.2%)>20 or <9 (49.2%)<.001a
    100% Specificity for poor or good outcome (prognostic yield)>16 or <3 (1.7%)>20 or <7 (38.5%)<.001a
  • a P value for comparison between prognostic yields.