RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Mosley, Mary
T1 Practice-Changing Strategies to Reduce Time to Recanalization with Endovascular Therapy
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2014
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 1
SP 20
OP 21
DO 10.1177/155989771401014
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/1/20.abstract
AB Strategies to reduce delays to treatment and shorten the time to recanalization are required to improve outcomes with endovascular therapy (ET). Although procedural times are reduced with new technologies, the focus must remain on the front end of care, which consumes 75% of the time to recanalization. This article discusses MRI combined with CT for improved patient selection and outcomes, as well as lessons from the ongoing Endovascular Treatment for Small Core and Proximal Occlusion Ischemic study [ESCAPE; NCT01778335].