Overview of the imaging criteria of each patient^a

Patient	Vessel Occlusion (CTA- or MRA-Proved)	Early Signs of Infarction Less Than One-Third of the MCA Territory on CT	DWI Lesion Less Than One-Third	PWI/DWI Mismatch More Than One-Third
1	(MRA)		+	+
2	(CTA)	+
3	(CTA)	+
4	(MRA)		+	+
5	(CTA)	+
6	(MRA)		+	+
7	(CTA)	+
8	(MRA)		+	+
9	(CTA)	+
10	(CTA)	+
11	(CTA)	+
12	(MRA)		+	+
13	(CTA)	+
14	(MRA)		+	+
15	(CTA)	+
16	(CTA)	+
17	(MRA)		+	+
18	(CTA)	+
19	(MRA)		+	+
20	(MRA)		+	–
21	(CTA)	+
22	(MRA)			+
23	(CTA)	+
24	(CTA)	+

Note:—+ indicates inclusion criteria met by patient; – indicates that no PWI was performed due to agitation of the patient.
↵a Imaging inclusion criteria for this analysis: All patients who were included in this analysis presented with an NIHSS score of ≥10 (2 patients after clinical deterioration) and were treated with cervical ICA stent implantation and intracranial thrombectomy. Furthermore, they met the following imaging inclusion criteria: NIHSS score ≥10 and CTA-proved vessel occlusion of the distal ICA or M1/2 segment and absence of early signs of an extensive and advanced infarction on CT, or MRA-proved vessel occlusion of the distal ICA or M1/2 segment, a DWI lesion less than 1/3 of the MCA territory, and/or a PWI/DWI mismatch of more than 1/3 on visual assessment.