Abstract:Objective To explore the value of transcranial Doppler (TCD) combined with multiphase CT angiography (mCTA) and CT perfusion imaging (CTP) in assessing intracranial collateral circulation and short-term prognosis in patients with large artery atherosclerotic anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke (AIS).Methods A total of 94 patients with large artery atherosclerotic anterior circulation AIS, whose onset time was less than 72 hours before hospitalization, admitted to the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University from July 2024 to May 2025 were selected as the research subjects. All patients underwent TCD, mCTA and CTP examinations after admission. According to the Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) based on mCTA, the patients were divided into a good collateral group and a poor collateral group. The correlation between collateral circulation score and CTP and TCD parameters was analyzed. The 90-day prognosis of patients was assessed by telephone follow-up. According to the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score, the patients were divided into a good prognosis group (62 cases) and a poor prognosis group (32 cases). Multivariate general Logistic regression model was used to analyze the independent influencing factors of 90-day prognosis, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to analyze the predictive efficacy of each factor.Results Among the 94 patients, 64 cases (68.09%) were in the good collateral group and 30 cases (31.91%) were in the poor collateral group. The collateral circulation score was positively correlated with regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), regional cerebral blood volume (rCBV), pulsatility index (PI) and mean blood flow velocity (Vm) (all P < 0.05), and negatively correlated with regional mean transit time (rMTT) and regional time to peak (rTTP) (all P < 0.05). The proportion of complicated hypertension, complicated diabetes mellitus, complicated stroke history, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score and rTTP in the poor prognosis group were significantly higher than those in the good prognosis group (all P < 0.05), while the ASPECTS score, rCBF, PI and Vm were significantly lower than those in the good prognosis group (all P < 0.05). rCBF and Vm were independent protective factors for prognosis (all P < 0.05), and rTTP was an independent risk factor for prognosis (P < 0.05). The sensitivity and specificity of the combined detection of rCBF, rTTP and Vm were higher than those of the single detection of any one of these parameters.Conclusion mCTA can directly assess the grade of collateral circulation in patients, while CTP and TCD can indirectly reflect the status of collateral circulation through perfusion parameters. For predicting and evaluating the short-term prognosis of patients, all the above examinations have reference value, and the combined detection has the best efficacy.