Background Recent advances in machine learning have enabled development of the automated Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) prediction algorithms using non-contrast enhanced computed ...

Background Current studies on clot characterization in acute ischemic stroke focus on fibrin and red blood cell composition. Few studies have examined platelet composition in acute ischemic stroke ...

Background Revascularization after endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke is measured by the Thrombolysis In Cerebral Infarction (TICI) scale, yet variability exists in scale definitions. We ...

Correspondence to Nicole Mariantonia Cancelliere, Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada; nicole.cancelliere{at}unityhealth.to ...

Background Intrasaccular flow disruption represents a new paradigm in endovascular treatment of wide-necked bifurcation aneurysms. Objective To perform a matched case–control study comparing ...

Background and purpose Flow arrest with balloon guide catheters (BGCs) is becoming increasingly recognized as critical to optimizing patient outcomes for mechanical thrombectomy. We performed a ...

2 Medical University of South Carolina, School of Medicine, Charleston, South Carolina, USA Correspondence to Dr Sami Al Kasab, Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 ...

Introduction Increasing U.S. health care costs and the COVID pandemic put increased pressure on hospitals to reduce the length of stay while maintaining high-quality care and outcomes. Our primary aim ...

Correspondence to Dr Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez, Neuroloy, Neurosurgery and Radiology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; santy-ortega{at}uiowa.edu Background There is ...

Background Flow diversion is a common endovascular treatment for cerebral aneurysms, but studies comparing different types of flow diverters are scarce. Objective To perform a propensity score matched ...

Correspondence to Dr Eric C Peterson, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA; ericpete{at}med.miami.edu Background The transradial approach ...

Background Flow diverters (FDs) are increasingly used in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms, and carry the risk of thromboembolic complications, even in patients treated with dual antiplatelet ...