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FIG 3. The snare has been partially withdrawn into the microcatheter, leaving a small eye outside the tip (bottom arrow) of the microcatheter. After this, the microcatheter with the snare is pulled back a few centimeters, and contrast material is injected. The angiogram shows the clot (top arrow) as a lucency in the contrast material hanging from the tip of the microcatheter. The now-open basilar tip is clearly seen with all of the branches filling (arrowhead).
