Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke using the MERCI retriever and penumbra aspiration systems

World Neurosurgery

Volumn 76, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Tenser, Matthew S ^a   Amar, Arun P ^a   MacK, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral revascularization; MERCI device; Penumbra device; Stroke, acute; Thrombectomy

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXTRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECANALIZATION; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; THROMBECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 83755168122     PISSN: 18788750     EISSN: 18788769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2011.07.003     Document Type: Review

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