Reasons for Reperfusion Failures in Stent-Retriever-Based Thrombectomy: Registry Analysis and Proposal of a Classification System [INTERVENTIONAL]

CONCLUSIONS:
Reasons for reperfusion failure in stent-retriever thrombectomy are heterogeneous. The failure to establish intracranial or cervical access is almost as common as stent-retriever failure after establishing intracranial access. Systematic reporting standards of reasons may help to further estimate relative frequencies and thereby guide priorities for technical development and scientific effort.

Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - October 8, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Kaesmacher, J., Gralla, J., Mosimann, P. J., Zibold, F., Heldner, M. R., Piechowiak, E., Dobrocky, T., Arnold, M., Fischer, U., Mordasini, P. Tags: INTERVENTIONAL Source Type: research