Thrombus Characteristics Are Related to Collaterals and Angioarchitecture in Acute Stroke.

CONCLUSIONS: Clot length and baseline collateral status are independent predictors of clot hyperdensity on NCCT and blooming artifact on gradient recall echo. Longer clots are more likely to be hyperdense and to bloom more, probably because portions of these clots are freshly formed locally due to of stasis of blood around the original clot. This stasis could be because of poor collaterals and inefficient angio-architecture within the cerebral arterial tree.
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Source: The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences - September 14, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Qazi EM, Sohn SI, Mishra S, Almekhlafi MA, Eesa M, d'Esterre CD, Qazi AA, Puig J, Goyal M, Demchuk AM, Menon BK Tags: Can J Neurol Sci Source Type: research