Table 2

Discrimination of non-contrast CT (NCCT) Scores to predict haematoma expansion

Haematoma expansion predictionSevere haematoma expansion prediction
AUC (95% CI)AICBICBrier ScoreAUC (95% CI)AICBICBrier Score
BAT Score0.605 (0.525 to 0.686)235.11241.870.1760.594 (0.500 to 0.689)192.37199.130.133
BRAIN Score0.516 (0.430 to 0.603)240.47247.230.1800.505 (0.404 to 0.605)195.72202.480.135
Basal Ganglia Score0.612 (0.533 to 0.691)236.65243.410.1770.569 (0.473 to 0.665)194.67201.430.135
NAG Score0.522 (0.455 to 0.582)240.28247.040.1800.544 (0.466 to 0.623)194.79201.550.135
HEAVN Score0.674 (0.589 to 0.760)225.50232.260.1670.654 (0.554 to 0.754)186.33193.090.129
NCCT Expansion Score0.647 (0.589 to 0.760)228.72235.480.1700.666 (0.570 to 761)184.15190.910.128
‘Li et al22 NCCT Score’0.649 (0.565 to 0.733)230.44237.210.1710.623 (0.523 to 0.723)190.43197.200.132
‘Kong et al23 NCCT Score’0.602 (0.517 to 0.687)234.69241.450.1750.601 (0.501 to 0.700)191.69198.450.133
  • AIC, Akaike information criterion; AUC, area under the curve; BAT, Blend sign, Any hypodensity, Time; BIC, Bayesian information criterion; HEAVN, Heterogeneity, peripheral Oedema, Anticoagulant use, Volume, Niveau formation; NAG, NIHSS, Anticoagulation, Glucose; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.