- Fast Stent Retrieval during Mechanical Thrombectomy Improves Recanalization in Patients with the Negative Susceptibility Vessel Sign
A fast stent retrieval during mechanical thrombectomy is safe and improves the retrieval of clots with the negative susceptibility vessel sign.
- Time to Reconsider Routine Percutaneous Biopsy in Spondylodiscitis?
Percutaneous image-guided biopsy, while valuable, is an invasive procedure, and evidence has shown rather disappointing positive microbiologic culture yields of around 33%. Recent evidence also has shown that percutaneous image-guided biopsy rarely adds any new information when blood cultures have positive findings and that an effective empiric treatment can be started in most of cases even when the microbiologic culprit remains unknown. Finally, there is currently no evidence that percutaneous image-guided biopsy improves patient outcome.
- Clinical, Imaging, and Lab Correlates of Severe COVID-19 Leukoencephalopathy
The authors highlight notable correlations of severe COVID-19 leukoencephalopathy with reduced diffusivity and obesity, acute renal failure, mild hypernatremia, anemia, and an unusual brain MR imaging white matter lesion distribution pattern.
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