Gabriel Broocks, Rosalie V McDonough, Matthias Bechstein, Susan Klapproth, Tobias D Faizy, Gerhard Schön, Helge C Kniep, Maxim Bester, Uta Hanning, André Kemmling, Kamil Zeleñák, Jens Fiehler, Lukas Meyer
BACKGROUND: Computed tomography perfusion (CTP) imaging is regularly used to guide patient selection for mechanical thrombectomy (MT). However, the effect of MT in patients without salvageable tissue on CTP has not been investigated. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of MT in patients with stroke without perfusion mismatch profiles. METHODS: This observational study analyzed patients with ischemic stroke consecutively treated between March 1, 2015, and January 31, 2022, triaged by multimodal-computed tomography undergoing MT...
April 4, 2024: Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation