Susceptibility Vessel Sign on MRI Predicts Favorable Clinical Outcome in Patients with Anterior Circulation Acute Stroke Treated with Mechanical Thrombectomy [ADULT BRAIN]

CONCLUSIONS: Our study strongly suggests that the susceptibility vessel sign on MR imaging before treatment is predictive of favorable clinical outcome for patients presenting with anterior circulation acute stroke and treated with mechanical thrombectomy.

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Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - December 15, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Bourcier, R., Volpi, S., Guyomarch, B., Daumas-Duport, B., Lintia-Gaultier, A., Papagiannaki, C., Serfaty, J. M., Desal, H. Tags: ADULT BRAIN Source Type: research