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. 2019 Apr-Jun;22(2):195–198. doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.144277

Table 2.

Correlation of TCD MCA variables with hematoma expansion

Parameter Baseline MCA (affected) P value 24-h MCA (affected) P value


Hem Exp+ Hem Exp Hem Exp+ Hem Exp
PSV (cm/s) 88.8±35.0 77.6±19.9 0.32 89.2±33.1 81.6±31 0.56
EDV (cm/s) 26.4±20.8 23.2±10.1 0.61 28.8±19.9 25.3±14 0.61
MFV (cm/s) 46.5±27.6 40.8±11.9 0.48 48.2±26.6 43.9±19 0.64
PI 1.62±0.55 1.37±0.42 0.22 1.62±0.29 1.38±0.6 0.28
RI 0.73+0.09 0.69+0.09 0.32 0.76+0.05 0.6+0.1 0.02

Baseline MCA (unaffected) 24 h MCA (unaffected)

PSV (cm/s) 82.1±32.7 67.88±17 0.17 82.96±26 72.9±16.0 0.25
EDV (cm/s) 27.64±11 21.67±11 0.19 27.38±12 23.1±11.2 0.39
MFV (cm/s) 46.32±14 37.9±12 0.13 45.34±17 40.2±12.0 0.38
PI 1.16±0.3 1.28±0.5 0.48 1.48±0.28 1.32±0.57 0.44
RI 0.65±0.08 0.67±0.1 0.46 0.68±0.05 0.68±0.12 0.93

TCD = Transcranial doppler, MCA = Middle cerebral artery, PSV = Peak systolic velocity, EDV = End diastolic velocity, MFV = Mean systolic velocity, PI = Pulsatility index, RI = Resistance index, Hem Exp+ = Those with hematoma expansion, Hem Exp = Those without hematoma expansion. Significant P value: < 0.05