Review Article

Update in the Early Management and Reperfusion Strategies of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Figure 1

(a) Schematic representation of one of the most common endovascular techniques using a stent retriever to treat an acute left middle cerebral artery stroke secondary to an LVO presenting at 12 hours. (b) Identification of infarct core and potentially salvageable tissue using automated software (RAPID). (c, d) Angiogram demonstrating L MCA occlusion (black arrow) and stent retriever deployment (white arrow).