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We aimed to define the optimal threshold for identifying the ischemic core by assessing agreement in lesion extent and spatial distribution using Syngo.via.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We retrospectively analyzed 91 patients with BAO who achieved successful recanalization after endovascular thrombectomy at our center. The ischemic core was estimated using the following thresholds: cerebral blood flow (CBF)\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f10 or 15\u202fmL\/100\u202fg\/min by Syngo.via, cerebral blood volume &amp;lt; 1.2\u202fmL\/100\u202fmL by Syngo.via, and time to maximum &amp;gt; 10\u202fs by RAPID. The Posterior Circulation Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score was used to assess the extent of the infarction. Statistical analyses included the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and receiver operating characteristic analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The CBF\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f10\u202fmL\/100\u202fg\/min threshold demonstrated good agreement in extent with follow-up infarction (ICC: 0.81 [95% confidence intervals 0.72\u20130.87]), with overestimation or underestimation being the most uncommon (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f9). For the detection of midbrain, pontine, and cerebellar infarction, this threshold yielded the best performance with the area under the curve ranging from 0.79 (midbrain, 0.66\u20130.93;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001) to 0.90 (pons, 0.83\u20130.98;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In patients with BAO after successful recanalization, the optimal threshold for the ischemic core was a CBF\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f10\u202fmL\/100\u202fg\/min. 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