Background CT-guided biopsy is a commonly used diagnostic procedure for spinal lesions. This meta-analysis aims to investigate its diagnostic performance and complications, as well as factors ...

Correspondence to Dr Edgar A Samaniego, Interventional Neuroradiology/Endovascular Neurosurgery Division Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Radiology ...

Correspondence to Dr Tomás Reyes del Castillo, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Luzerner Kantonsspital Zentrumsspital, Luzern 6000, Switzerland; tomas.reyesdelcastillo{at}luks.ch ...

There are limited data on endovascular treatment (EVT) for anterior cerebral artery (ACA) occlusions. This review focuses on aspects related to ACA EVT: ACA anatomy, clinical and imaging findings, ...

Background Revascularization after endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke is measured by the Thrombolysis In Cerebral Infarction (TICI) scale, yet variability exists in scale definitions. We ...

Correspondence to Dr Gerard Deib, Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; gdeib1{at}jhmi.edu Background and purpose Optical see-through head ...

Background and purpose Flow diversion is an innovative and increasingly used endovascular treatment for intracranial aneurysms. Its initial evaluation with the first devices available showed good ...

Background First-pass effect (FPE) has been established as a key metric for technical success and strongly correlates with better clinical outcomes. Most data supporting improved outcomes with the use ...

Background and purpose Intra-arterial chemotherapy for retinoblastoma has been adopted as a first-line treatment option by numerous tertiary centers. The effect of intra-arterial chemotherapy on ...

Background Whether pretreatment with intravenous thrombolysis prior to mechanical thrombectomy (IVT+MTE) adds additional benefit over direct mechanical thrombectomy (dMTE) in patients with large ...

Correspondence to Dr Amir Shaban, Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; amir-shaban{at}uiowa.edu Background Recent clinical trials have shown that ...

Background Robotic-assisted neurointervention was recently introduced, with implications that it could be used to treat neurovascular diseases. Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of ...