Arteriographic Demonstration of Slow Antegrade Opacification Distal to a Cerebrovascular Thromboembolic Occlusion Site As a Favorable Indicator for Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis
G.A. Christoforidisa,
Y. Mohammadb,
B. Avutua,
A. Tejadaa and
A.P. Slivkab
a Department of Radiology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
b Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio

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Fig 1. Prethrombolysis midarterial phase (A) and late arterial phase (B) angiographic images and post-thrombolysis angiographic image (C) from a patient who underwent intra-arterial thrombolysis with complete recanalization (C). This patient presented with a left m1 segment occlusion (A, arrow). Note the delayed opacification of the distal m1 and proximal m2 segments (arrows).
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