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Endovascular Treatment Decisions in Patients with M2 Segment MCA Occlusions

M. Almekhlafi, J.M. Ospel, G. Saposnik, N. Kashani, A. Demchuk, M.D. Hill, M. Goyal and B.K. Menon
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2020, 41 (2) 280-285; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6397
M. Almekhlafi
aFrom the Department of Clinical Neurosciences (M.A., J.M.O., A.D., M.D.H., M.G., B.K.M.), Hotchkiss Brain Institute
band Departments of Radiology (M.A., N.K., A.D., M.D.H., M.G., B.K.M.) and
cCommunity Health Sciences (M.A., M.D.H., B.K.M.), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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J.M. Ospel
aFrom the Department of Clinical Neurosciences (M.A., J.M.O., A.D., M.D.H., M.G., B.K.M.), Hotchkiss Brain Institute
dDepartment of Radiology (J.M.O.), University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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G. Saposnik
eand Stroke Outcomes and Decision Neuroscience Research Unit (G.S.), Department of Medicine,
fLi Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (G.S.), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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N. Kashani
band Departments of Radiology (M.A., N.K., A.D., M.D.H., M.G., B.K.M.) and
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A. Demchuk
aFrom the Department of Clinical Neurosciences (M.A., J.M.O., A.D., M.D.H., M.G., B.K.M.), Hotchkiss Brain Institute
band Departments of Radiology (M.A., N.K., A.D., M.D.H., M.G., B.K.M.) and
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M.D. Hill
aFrom the Department of Clinical Neurosciences (M.A., J.M.O., A.D., M.D.H., M.G., B.K.M.), Hotchkiss Brain Institute
band Departments of Radiology (M.A., N.K., A.D., M.D.H., M.G., B.K.M.) and
cCommunity Health Sciences (M.A., M.D.H., B.K.M.), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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M. Goyal
aFrom the Department of Clinical Neurosciences (M.A., J.M.O., A.D., M.D.H., M.G., B.K.M.), Hotchkiss Brain Institute
band Departments of Radiology (M.A., N.K., A.D., M.D.H., M.G., B.K.M.) and
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B.K. Menon
aFrom the Department of Clinical Neurosciences (M.A., J.M.O., A.D., M.D.H., M.G., B.K.M.), Hotchkiss Brain Institute
band Departments of Radiology (M.A., N.K., A.D., M.D.H., M.G., B.K.M.) and
cCommunity Health Sciences (M.A., M.D.H., B.K.M.), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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M. Almekhlafi, J.M. Ospel, G. Saposnik, N. Kashani, A. Demchuk, M.D. Hill, M. Goyal, B.K. Menon
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