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How Do Physicians Approach Intravenous Alteplase Treatment in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Who Are Eligible for Intravenous Alteplase and Endovascular Therapy? Insights from UNMASK-EVT

J.M. Ospel, N. Kashani, U. Fischer, B.K. Menon, M. Almekhlafi, A.T. Wilson, M.M. Foss, G. Saposnik, M. Goyal and M.D. Hill
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2020, 41 (2) 262-267; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6396
J.M. Ospel
aFrom the Departments of Clinical Neurosciences (J.M.O., B.K.M., M.A., A.T.W., M.M.F., M.G., M.D.H.)
cDivision of Neuroradiology (J.M.O.), Clinic of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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N. Kashani
bRadiology (N.K., B.K.M., M.A., M.G., M.D.H.), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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U. Fischer
dUniversity Hospital Bern (U.F.), Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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B.K. Menon
aFrom the Departments of Clinical Neurosciences (J.M.O., B.K.M., M.A., A.T.W., M.M.F., M.G., M.D.H.)
bRadiology (N.K., B.K.M., M.A., M.G., M.D.H.), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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M. Almekhlafi
aFrom the Departments of Clinical Neurosciences (J.M.O., B.K.M., M.A., A.T.W., M.M.F., M.G., M.D.H.)
bRadiology (N.K., B.K.M., M.A., M.G., M.D.H.), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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A.T. Wilson
aFrom the Departments of Clinical Neurosciences (J.M.O., B.K.M., M.A., A.T.W., M.M.F., M.G., M.D.H.)
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M.M. Foss
aFrom the Departments of Clinical Neurosciences (J.M.O., B.K.M., M.A., A.T.W., M.M.F., M.G., M.D.H.)
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G. Saposnik
eDivision of Neurology (G.S.), Department of Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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M. Goyal
aFrom the Departments of Clinical Neurosciences (J.M.O., B.K.M., M.A., A.T.W., M.M.F., M.G., M.D.H.)
bRadiology (N.K., B.K.M., M.A., M.G., M.D.H.), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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M.D. Hill
aFrom the Departments of Clinical Neurosciences (J.M.O., B.K.M., M.A., A.T.W., M.M.F., M.G., M.D.H.)
bRadiology (N.K., B.K.M., M.A., M.G., M.D.H.), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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