Mechanical thrombectomy is now the standard of care for acute ischemic stroke patients with
large vessel occlusions, and can be performed with several devices and techniques. One of …

Background The first-pass effect (FPE) has emerged as a key metric for efficacy in
mechanical thrombectomy (MT). The hyperdense vessel sign (HDVS) on non-contrast head …

BACKGROUND: The efficacy of combined aspiration catheter and stent retriever compared
with stent retriever alone for the treatment of large-vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke is …

Background Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has become standard for large vessel
occlusions, but rates of complete recanalization are suboptimal. Previous reports correlated …

Background Positive susceptibility vessel sign (SVS) in patients with acute ischaemic stroke
has been associated with friable red blood cell-rich clots and more effective recanalisation …

Background Fast and complete reperfusion in endovascular therapy (EVT) for ischemic
stroke leads to superior clinical outcomes. The effect of changing the technical approach …

Background The Embolus Retriever with Interlinked Cages (ERIC) is one of the latest
devices for thrombectomies. It has several architectural features that are supposed to …

Over the past decade, a lot has changed in thrombectomy techniques since the early results
of using the Merci device. Strategies and devices have both multiplied so that physicians …

Mechanical thrombectomy is now the standard of care for acute ischemic stroke patients with
large vessel occlusions, and can be performed with several devices and techniques. One of …

In 1983, Gács et al. reported the “hyperdense cerebral artery sign” as the earliest
neuroimaging sign of acute ischemic stroke 1, visible long before early ischemic …