A Trial of Imaging Selection and Endovascular Treatment for Ischemic Stroke
Kidwell C, Jahan R, Gornbein J, Alger J, Nenov V, Ajani Z, Feng L, Meyer B, Olson S, Schwamm L, Yoo A, Marshall R, Meyers P, Yavagal D, Wintermark M, Guzy J, Starkman S, Saver J. A Trial of Imaging Selection and Endovascular Treatment for Ischemic Stroke. New England Journal Of Medicine 2013, 368: 914-923. PMID: 23394476, PMCID: PMC3690785, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1212793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFavorable penumbral patternAcute ischemic strokeStandard carePenumbral patternIschemic strokeRankin ScaleNinety-day mortalitySymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageAnterior circulation strokeModified Rankin ScaleMagnetic resonance imagingEligible patientsEmbolectomy groupMechanical embolectomyEndovascular thrombectomyEndovascular therapySuch patientsClinical outcomesEndovascular treatmentIntracranial hemorrhageMean ageImaging selectionImaging patternsEmbolectomyPatients