Innovations Lead to Change and State of the Art is Correspondingly Short-Lived: Is There Still a Necessity for Balloon Guide Catheters for Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment?

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Ansgar Berlis. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2024 Jul.

. 2024 Jul;47(7):929-930.

doi: 10.1007/s00270-024-03777-y. Epub 2024 Jun 19.

¹ Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstr. 2, 86156, Augsburg, Germany. ansgar.berlis@uk-augsburg.de.

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