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Thrombectomy Alone or Alongside Intravenous Thrombolysis in Managing Acute Ischemic Stroke Caused by Basilar Artery Occlusion: A Multicenter Observational Study

Mo Yang, Yue-zhou Cao, Peng-hua Lv, Yasuo Ding, Zhensheng Liu, Zhenyu Jia, Lin-bo Zhao, Chuan Xu, Hai-bin Shi and Sheng Liu
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8520
Mo Yang
aFrom the Department of Interventional Radiology (M.Y., Y.-Z.C., Z.J., L.-B.Z., H.-B.S, S.L.), The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Yue-zhou Cao
aFrom the Department of Interventional Radiology (M.Y., Y.-Z.C., Z.J., L.-B.Z., H.-B.S, S.L.), The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Peng-hua Lv
bDepartment of Interventional Radiology (P.H.L., C.X.), Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital, Yangzhou, China
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Yasuo Ding
cDepartment of Neurosurgery (Y.D.), Taizhou People’s Hospital, Taizhou, China
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Zhensheng Liu
dDepartment of Interventional Radiology (Z.L.), The Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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Zhenyu Jia
aFrom the Department of Interventional Radiology (M.Y., Y.-Z.C., Z.J., L.-B.Z., H.-B.S, S.L.), The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Lin-bo Zhao
aFrom the Department of Interventional Radiology (M.Y., Y.-Z.C., Z.J., L.-B.Z., H.-B.S, S.L.), The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Chuan Xu
bDepartment of Interventional Radiology (P.H.L., C.X.), Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital, Yangzhou, China
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Hai-bin Shi
aFrom the Department of Interventional Radiology (M.Y., Y.-Z.C., Z.J., L.-B.Z., H.-B.S, S.L.), The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Sheng Liu
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Mo Yang, Yue-zhou Cao, Peng-hua Lv, Yasuo Ding, Zhensheng Liu, Zhenyu Jia, Lin-bo Zhao, Chuan Xu, Hai-bin Shi, Sheng Liu
Thrombectomy Alone or Alongside Intravenous Thrombolysis in Managing Acute Ischemic Stroke Caused by Basilar Artery Occlusion: A Multicenter Observational Study
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