DOT sign indicates persistent hypoperfusion and poor outcome in patients with incomplete reperfusion following thrombectomy.
Adnan MujanovicDaniel WindeckerBettina SerrallachChristoph C KurmannRoman RohnerElias AuerPetra CimflovaThomas Raphael MeinelFranziska DornRené ChapotDavid Julian SeiffgeEike Immo I PiechowiakTomas DobrockyJan GrallaUrs FischerSara Pilgram-PastorJohannes KaesmacherPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2024)
Patients with <eTICI 3 and a present DOT sign have a higher likelihood of persistent hypoperfusion and might constitute a subgroup that could particularly benefit from additional reperfusion attempts.