Brain Imaging -- Direct-Aspiration First Pass Technique Was Used to Remove a Large-Vessel Clot (IMAGE)

Medical University of South Carolina

Brain Imaging -- Direct-Aspiration First Pass Technique Was Used to Remove a Large-Vessel Clot

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Left: Frontal view of the skull showing occlusion of the right internal carotid artery (ICA) beginning at the level of the vertical petrous potion (arrow).

Right: Frontal view of the skull after thrombectomy shows the revascularization of the ICA and the distal arteries supplying the right side of the brain.

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Medical University of South Carolina

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