Identifying clot composition using intravascular diffuse reflectance spectroscopy in a porcine model of endovascular thrombectomy.

Simon SkyrmanGustav BurströmOskar AspegrenGerald LucassenAdrian Elmi TeranderErik EdströmFabian ArnbergMarcus OhlssonManfred MuellerTommy Andersson

Published in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2021)

Intravascular DRS applied via a custom guidewire can be used for reliable determination of clot composition in vivo. This novel approach has the potential to increase efficacy of thrombectomy procedures in ischemic stroke.

Keyphrases

acute ischemic stroke
coronary artery
high resolution
atrial fibrillation
single molecule
solid phase extraction
liquid chromatography
tandem mass spectrometry