Endovascular Thrombectomy Shows No Benefit Over Standard Of Care In MR RESCUE
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The National Institutes of Health-sponsored trial appears to dash hopes that CT or MRI can select patients for acute stroke treatment with first-generation thrombus retrieval systems.
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