Future trials of endovascular mechanical recanalisation therapy in acute ischemic stroke patients - A position paper endorsed by ESMINT and ESNR: Part II: Methodology of future trials

Neuroradiology

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1303-1312

  Fiehler, Jens ^a   Söderman, Michael ^b   Turjman, Francis ^c   White, Philip M ^d   Bakke, Søren Jacob ^e   Mangiafico, Salvatore ^f   Von Kummer, Rüdiger ^g   Muto, Mario ^h   Cognard, Christophe ⁱ   Gralla, Jan ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

ⁱ CHU PURPAN   (France)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

Interventional neuroradiology; Stroke; Thrombectomy; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; EPTIFIBATIDE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; THIENOPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; TIROFIBAN;

ANTICOAGULATION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY; MORTALITY; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANKIN SCALE; RATING SCALE; RECANALIZATION; REVIEW; STENT THROMBOSIS; THROMBECTOMY;

EID: 84874411317     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: 14321920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-012-1076-y     Document Type: Review

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