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Review
. 1999 Aug;9(3):509-25.

Other endovascular treatment strategies for acute ischemic stroke

T A Kuether  1 , G M Nesbit, S L Barnwell
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  • PMID: 10433642
Review

Other endovascular treatment strategies for acute ischemic stroke

T A Kuether et al. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 1999 Aug.

Abstract

This article discusses the efforts being made to develop a safe, efficacious method of clot removal in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Four endovascular treatment strategies are discussed: mechanical clot disruption, endovascular thrombectomy, stents, and therapeutic carotid occlusion.

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