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Risks of Undersizing Stent Retriever Length Relative to Thrombus Length in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke.

Nebiyat Filate BelachewTomas DobrockyThomas Raphael MeinelArsany HakimJan VynckierMarcel ArnoldDavid Julian SeiffgeRoland WiestEike Immo I PiechowiakUrs FischerGralla JanPasquale MordasiniJohannes Kaesmacher
Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2021)
Information about thrombus and stent length is more valuable when combined. High thrombus length/stent retriever length ratios, which may raise the risk of unsuccessful recanalization and embolization in new territories, should be avoided by adapting stent retriever selection to thrombus length whenever possible.
Keyphrases
  • acute ischemic stroke
  • healthcare
  • climate change