TY - JOUR AU - Al-Ajlan, Fahad S. AU - Qazi, Emmad AU - Kim, Chi Kyung AU - Venkatesan, E. Prasanna AU - Wilson, Lexi AU - Menon, Bijoy K. PY - 2017 DA - 2017/02/28 TI - Multimodality CT based imaging to determine clot characteristics and recanalization with intravenous tPA in patients with acute ischemic stroke JO - Neurovascular Imaging SP - 2 VL - 3 IS - 1 AB - Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a common neurovascular emergency causing significant burden to society. Currently the main focus of AIS treatment is to restore blood flow to at risk brain tissue. For the last twenty years, intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) was the only proven therapy for patients with AIS. More recently, five randomized clinical trials established the efficacy of endovascular therapy with or without intravenous tPA in selected patient populations with AIS. SN - 2055-5792 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40809-017-0026-9 DO - 10.1186/s40809-017-0026-9 ID - Al-Ajlan2017 ER -