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Stent Angioplasty for the Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Jonathan Cortese, Esref Alperen Bayraktar, Sherief Ghozy, Armin Zarrintan, Cem Bilgin, Waleed Brinjikji, Ramanathan Kadirvel, Pervinder Bhogal and David F. Kallmes
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2025, 46 (5) 943-949; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8617
Jonathan Cortese
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.C., E.A.B., A.Z., C.B., W.B., D.F.K.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
bDepartment of Interventional Neuroradiology-NEURI Brain Vascular Center (J.C.), Bicetre University-Hospital, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France
cParis-Saclay University Faculty of Medicine (J.C.), INSERM U1195, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France
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aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.C., E.A.B., A.Z., C.B., W.B., D.F.K.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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bDepartment of Interventional Neuroradiology-NEURI Brain Vascular Center (J.C.), Bicetre University-Hospital, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France
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Armin Zarrintan
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Cem Bilgin
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.C., E.A.B., A.Z., C.B., W.B., D.F.K.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Waleed Brinjikji
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.C., E.A.B., A.Z., C.B., W.B., D.F.K.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Ramanathan Kadirvel
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Pervinder Bhogal
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