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Stroke Thrombectomy for Large Infarcts with Limited Penumbra: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials

Huanwen Chen, Seemant Chaturvedi, Dheeraj Gandhi and Marco Colasurdo
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2025, 46 (5) 915-920; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8553
Huanwen Chen
aFrom the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (H.C.), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
bDepartment of Neurology (H.C.), MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC
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Seemant Chaturvedi
cDepartment of Neurology (S.C.), University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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Dheeraj Gandhi
dDepartment of Radiology (D.G.), University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
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Marco Colasurdo
eDepartment of Interventional Radiology (M.C.), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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Huanwen Chen, Seemant Chaturvedi, Dheeraj Gandhi, Marco Colasurdo
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