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Research ArticleNEUROVASCULAR/STROKE IMAGING

Prevalence of “Ghost Infarct Core” after Endovascular Thrombectomy

Johanna M. Ospel, Nathaniel Rex, Leon Rinkel, Nima Kashani, Brian Buck, Jeremy Rempel, Demetrios Sahlas, Michael E. Kelly, Ron Budzik, Michael Tymianski, Michael D. Hill and Mayank Goyal On behalf of the ESCAPE-NA1 Investigators
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2024, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8113
Johanna M. Ospel
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging (J.M.O., M.D.H., M.G.), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
bDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences (J.M.O., N.R., L.R., M.D.H., M.G.), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Nathaniel Rex
bDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences (J.M.O., N.R., L.R., M.D.H., M.G.), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
cDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging (N.R.), Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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Leon Rinkel
bDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences (J.M.O., N.R., L.R., M.D.H., M.G.), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
dDepartment of Neurology (L.R.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Nima Kashani
eDepartment of Neurosurgery (N.K., M.E.K.), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Brian Buck
fUniversity of Alberta Hospital (B.B., J.R.), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Jeremy Rempel
fUniversity of Alberta Hospital (B.B., J.R.), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Demetrios Sahlas
gMcMaster University (D.S.), Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Michael E. Kelly
eDepartment of Neurosurgery (N.K., M.E.K.), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Ron Budzik
hOhio Health (R.B.), Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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Michael Tymianski
iNoNO Inc. (M.T.) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Michael D. Hill
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging (J.M.O., M.D.H., M.G.), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
bDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences (J.M.O., N.R., L.R., M.D.H., M.G.), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Mayank Goyal
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Imaging (J.M.O., M.D.H., M.G.), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
bDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences (J.M.O., N.R., L.R., M.D.H., M.G.), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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