Correlation of imaging and histopathology of thrombi in acute ischemic stroke with etiology and outcome: a systematic review.

Waleed BrinjikjiSharon DuffyAnthony BurrowsWerner HackeDavid LiebeskindCharles B L M MajoieDiederik W J DippelAdnan H SiddiquiPooja KhatriBlaise BaxterRaul NogeuiraMatt GounisTudor JovinDavid F Kallmes

Published in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2016)

The hyperdense artery sign is associated with RBC-rich thrombi and improved recanalization rates. However, there was no association between the histopathological characteristics of thrombi and stroke etiology and angiographic outcomes.

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