Thrombus perviousness is not associated with first-pass revascularization using stent retrievers.
Jun-Soo ByunPatrick NicholsonChristopher A HilditchChun On Anderson TsangVitor Mendes PereiraTimo KringsYibin FangBrinjikji WPublished in: Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences (2019)
Our data suggest that thrombus imaging characteristics on multiphase CTA cannot predict first-pass recanalization or successful revascularization in acute ischemic stroke patients treated with stent retrievers. Longer clot length was associated with higher risk of distal embolic complications.