Posterior communicating and anterior communicating arteries on pre-thrombectomy computed tomography scans are associated with good outcomes irrespective of leptomeningeal collateral status.
Leonard Leong-Litt YeoTommy AnderssonÅke HolmbergAnastasios MpotsarisMichael SödermanStaffan HolminPervinder BhogalYang CunliAnil GopinathanBenjamin Yq TanVamsi GontuJens KollochÅsa KuntzeSöderqvistPatrick A BrouwerSandra A P CornelissenPublished in: Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences (2019)
Our study shows that the presence of anterior and posterior communicating arteries is significantly associated with good functional outcomes and reduced mortality, respectively, independent of the leptomeningeal circulation status.