Reperfusion by combined thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy in acute stroke: effect of collateralization, mismatch, and time to and grade of recanalization on clinical and tissue outcome.

  • V Hesselmann
  • T Niederstadt
  • R Dziewas
  • M Ritter
  • Andre Kemmling
  • D Maintz
  • M Koehler
  • H Seifarth
  • A H Jacobs
  • E B Ringelstein
  • W Heindel

Abstract

Our research focuses on interventional neuroradiology (stroke treatment including imaging methods) and general neuroimaging with an emphasis on functional MR imaging. Our aim was to determine the efficacy of revascularization (TIMI) of middle cerebral and/or carotid artery occlusion by means of mechanical recanalization techniques and to evaluate the impact of collateralization, mismatch in perfusion CT, time to revascularization, grade of revascularization on tissue, and clinical outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Bibliographical data

Original languageEnglish
Article number2
ISSN0195-6108
Publication statusPublished - 2012
pubmed 22095969