Prevalence of "Ghost Infarct Core" after Endovascular Thrombectomy [NEUROVASCULAR/STROKE IMAGING]

CONCLUSIONS:
CTP ghost core occurred in ~1 of 10 patients, indicating that CTP frequently overestimates the infarct core size at baseline, particularly in young patients with complete recanalization and short ischemia duration.

Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - March 7, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Ospel, J. M., Rex, N., Rinkel, L., Kashani, N., Buck, B., Rempel, J., Sahlas, D., Kelly, M. E., Budzik, R., Tymianski, M., Hill, M. D., Goyal, M., On behalf of the ESCAPE-NA1 Investigators Tags: NEUROVASCULAR/STROKE IMAGING Source Type: research