A Quantitative Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Grading System, Including Supratentorial and Infratentorial Cisterns, With Multiplanar Computed Tomography Reformations. 2022

Einat Slonimsky, and Tao Ouyang, and Kent Upham, and Sarah Pepley, and Tonya King, and Marco Fiorelli, and Krishnamoorthy Thamburaj
Diagnostic Radiology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, USA.

Background Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) grading scales typically evaluate a limited number of cisterns on the axial plane. The goal of our study is to apply a simple quantitative yet comprehensive SAH grading scale to all major intracranial cisterns, including the infratentorial cisterns, with multiplanar computed tomography (CT) reformations. Methodology We performed a retrospective review of 94 consecutive cases of spontaneous SAH presenting within 72 hours of onset. SAH was categorized into five grades based on the short-axis thickness of SAH in 20 intracranial cisterns measured on the axial, coronal, and sagittal planes. Statistical analysis was performed for inter-rater agreement with kappa statistics, for inter-plane agreement by Spearman correlation statistics, and for inter-rater and inter-plane agreement by Pearson correlation statistics. Results The extended kappa coefficient for the three reviewers across all 20 cisterns varied from 0.38 (0.27, 0.50) to 0.59 (0.52, 0.65) on the axial plane. The kappa coefficient for two reviewers varied from 0.46 (0.33, 0.59) to 0.70 (0.60, 0.80) on the coronal plane and from 0.35 (0.20, 0.49) to 0.87 (0.77, 0.96) on the sagittal plane. The average grade of cisterns per case demonstrated mostly excellent correlation between the imaging planes with Spearman correlation statistics (≥0.70). Pairwise concordance correlation coefficient of the total SAH score revealed agreement ranging from 0.81 to 0.90 in all three planes. Pearson correlation statistics of the average total SAH scores revealed excellent correlation among the three planes (≥0.91). Conclusion A simple quantitative SAH grading scale can be successfully applied to the supratentorial and infratentorial cisterns in three standard CT imaging planes.

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