Open AccessLarge Deep White Matter Lesions May Predict Futile Recanalization in Endovascular Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Yohei Tateishi,
Dolora Wisco,
Junya Aoki,
Pravin George,
Irene Katzan,
Gábor Tóth,
Ferdinand Hui,
Muhammad Shazam Hussain,
Ken Uchino
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
interventional neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.07
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1664-9737
pISSN - 1664-5545
DOI - 10.1159/000369835
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombolysis , stroke (engine) , modified rankin scale , lesion , cardiology , infarction , radiology , ischemia , surgery , myocardial infarction , ischemic stroke , engineering , mechanical engineering
This study investigated whether large ischemic lesions in the deep white matter (DWM) on pretreatment diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) predict futile recanalization.