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Early clinical experience with the Emboguard Balloon Guide Catheter: impact on technical success and patient outcomes in large vessel occlusion thrombectomy

Background This study evaluated the performance of the newer-generation Emboguard Balloon Guide Catheter (EBGC) in treating anterior circulation large vessel occlusions (LVOs). Methods A prospectively ...
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Aggravation of rainbow sign on hematoma membrane by arterial spin labeling predicts chronic subdural hematoma recurrence following middle meningeal artery embolization

Background Recurrence remains a critical challenge in patients with chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) treated with middle meningeal artery embolization (MMAE), yet the underlying mechanisms and ...
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Quantitative assessment of device–clot interaction for stent retriever thrombectomy

3 Emory University School of Medicine/Grady Memorial Hospital-Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Correspondence to Dr Matthew J Gounis, Department of Radiology, New England ...
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Correlation between intracranial pressure and venous sinus pressures in patients undergoing cerebral venography and manometry

Correspondence to Dr Kyle M Fargen, Department of Neurosurgery, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA; kfargen{at}wakehealth.edu Background The pathophysiology of idiopathic ...
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A review of endovascular treatment for medium vessel occlusion stroke

Correspondence to Dr Mayank Goyal, Diagnostic Imaging, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada; mgoyal2412{at}gmail.com Not all MeVOs are the same: MeVOs can be classified based on their ...
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Distal aspiration with retrievable stent assisted thrombectomy for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke

Objective Flexible large lumen aspiration catheters and stent retrievers have recently become available in the USA for the revascularization of large vessel occlusions presenting within the context of ...
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Vessel diameter and catheter-to-vessel ratio affect the success rate of clot aspiration

Correspondence to Dr Anna Andriana Kyselyova, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg 20246, Germany; a.kyselyova{at}uke.de ...
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Thrombogenicity of flow diverters in an ex vivo shunt model: effect of phosphorylcholine surface modification

Background Flow diverters offer a promising treatment for cerebral aneurysms. However, they have associated thromboembolic risks, mandating chronic dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). Shield Technology ...
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Can early neurological improvement after mechanical thrombectomy be used as a surrogate for final stroke outcome?

Background and purpose We aimed to identify the best definition of early neurological improvement (ENI) at 2 and 24 hours after mechanical thrombectomy (MT) and determine its ability to predict a good ...
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Treatment of intracranial aneurysms using the pipeline flex embolization device with shield technology: angiographic and safety outcomes at 1-year follow-up

Purpose The Pipeline Embolization Device (PED) is a routine first-line treatment option for intracranial aneurysms (IAs). The Pipeline Flex Embolization Device with Shield Technology (Pipeline Shield) ...
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Prospective study on embolization of intracranial aneurysms with the pipeline device (PREMIER study): 3-year results with the application of a flow diverter specific occlusion ...

Background The pipeline embolization device (PED; Medtronic) has presented as a safe and efficacious treatment for small- and medium-sized intracranial aneurysms. Independently adjudicated long-term ...
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Clinical, angiographic, and treatment characteristics of cranial dural arteriovenous fistulas with pial arterial supply

Background The prevalence of pial arterial supply to cranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVF) and its implication in the management of these fistulas is not well characterized. We performed a ...