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Complications of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Stroke in the SWIFT Trial with Solitaire and Merci Devices

P.T. Akins, A.P. Amar, R.S. Pakbaz and J.D. Fields on behalf of the SWIFT Investigators
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2014, 35 (3) 524-528; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3707
P.T. Akins
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery (P.T.A.), Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento, California
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A.P. Amar
bDepartment of Neurosurgery (A.P.A.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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R.S. Pakbaz
cDepartment of Neurosurgery (R.S.P.), University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California
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J.D. Fields
dDepartment of Neurology and Interventional Neuroradiology (J.D.F.), Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Oregon.
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Complications of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Stroke in the SWIFT Trial with Solitaire and Merci Devices
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