Thrombectomy Comparable to Medical Management for Strokes (IMAGE)

Radiological Society of North America

Thrombectomy Comparable to Medical Management for Strokes

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(A) Axial contrast-unenhanced CT image at admission shows no sign of early ischemic changes. (B) Digital subtraction angiography shows a proximal occlusion of the A3 segment (arrow, sagittal view). (C) After two thrombectomy attempts the affected territory underwent partial reperfusion (black arrow, sagittal view) with a distal remaining A5 occlusion (white arrow, sagittal view). (D) Follow-up with MRI at 24 hours shows signs of infarction in the distal territory of the anterior cerebral artery on axial diffusion-weighted image (arrow).

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