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A Standardized Aspiration-First Approach for Thrombectomy to Increase Speed and Improve Recanalization Rates

D. O'Neill, E. Griffin, K.M. Doyle, S. Power, P. Brennan, M. Sheehan, A. O'Hare, S. Looby, A.M. da Silva Santos, R. Rossi and J. Thornton
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2019, 40 (8) 1335-1341; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6117
D. O'Neill
aFrom the Interventional Neuroradiology Service (D.O., E.G., S.P., P.B., M.S., A.O., S.L., J.T.), Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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E. Griffin
aFrom the Interventional Neuroradiology Service (D.O., E.G., S.P., P.B., M.S., A.O., S.L., J.T.), Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
bRoyal College of Surgeons (E.G., J.T.), Dublin, Ireland
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K.M. Doyle
cDepartment of Physiology (K.M.D., A.M.d.S.S., R.R.), School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
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S. Power
aFrom the Interventional Neuroradiology Service (D.O., E.G., S.P., P.B., M.S., A.O., S.L., J.T.), Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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P. Brennan
aFrom the Interventional Neuroradiology Service (D.O., E.G., S.P., P.B., M.S., A.O., S.L., J.T.), Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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M. Sheehan
aFrom the Interventional Neuroradiology Service (D.O., E.G., S.P., P.B., M.S., A.O., S.L., J.T.), Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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A. O'Hare
aFrom the Interventional Neuroradiology Service (D.O., E.G., S.P., P.B., M.S., A.O., S.L., J.T.), Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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S. Looby
aFrom the Interventional Neuroradiology Service (D.O., E.G., S.P., P.B., M.S., A.O., S.L., J.T.), Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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A.M. da Silva Santos
cDepartment of Physiology (K.M.D., A.M.d.S.S., R.R.), School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
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R. Rossi
cDepartment of Physiology (K.M.D., A.M.d.S.S., R.R.), School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
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J. Thornton
aFrom the Interventional Neuroradiology Service (D.O., E.G., S.P., P.B., M.S., A.O., S.L., J.T.), Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
bRoyal College of Surgeons (E.G., J.T.), Dublin, Ireland
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