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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2026

Island Sign on Computed Tomography Is Associated With Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

Zijie Wang, Xiaosan Wu, Jie Shen, Xiao Hu, Xueyun Liu, Chu Chen, Zuoqiao Li, Qi Li

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Zijie Wang *Department of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei China.ORCID 0000-0001-7974-7075
Xiaosan Wu *Department of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei China.
Jie ShenDepartment of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei China.ORCID 0000-0001-9370-1970
Xiao HuDepartment of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei China.ORCID 0000-0002-1295-3293
Xueyun LiuDepartment of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei China.
Chu ChenDepartment of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei China.ORCID 0000-0002-9480-0492
Zuoqiao LiDepartment of Neurology The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China.ORCID 0000-0002-4943-3101
Qi LiDepartment of Neurology The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei China.ORCID 0000-0002-9144-148X

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backgroundIrregular hematoma border is a prominent yet understudied imaging feature of cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA)-related intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). We investigated whether island sign and irregular shape could be an additional imaging marker of CAA-related ICH.

methodsThis cross-sectional analysis included a prospective cohort of consecutive patients with supratentorial ICH with both computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Presence of island sign and irregular shape on computed tomography was assessed blinded to clinical and magnetic resonance imaging data. The primary outcome was probable CAA by Boston criteria v2.0. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to evaluate associations of island sign or irregular shape with probable CAA. Diagnostic accuracy of the simplified Edinburgh criteria before and after incorporating island sign or irregular shape was compared using area under the receiver operating characteristics curve and DeLong test.

resultsAmong 488 patients, 51 (10.5%) patients had CAA-ICH. Island sign (39.2% versus 4.1%,

conclusionsIsland sign is associated with magnetic resonance imaging-based diagnosis of CAA and improves the diagnostic accuracy of the simplified Edinburgh criteria, aiding in accurate identification of CAA-related ICH.

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Cerebral Amyloid AngiopathyCerebral HemorrhageTomography, X-Ray ComputedAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesROC Curvecerebral amyloid angiopathyCTintracerebral hemorrhageisland signMRI

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