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Influence of Age on EVT Treatment Decision in Patients with Low ASPECTS

Results of a Multinational Survey and its Implications

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The authors are most grateful to all participants of the survey.

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  1. Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, 1403 29th St. NW, T2N2T9, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Johanna M Ospel, Nima Kashani, Mohammed Almekhlafi & Mayank Goyal

  2. Division of Neuroradiology, Clinic of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

    Johanna M Ospel

  3. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

    Nima Kashani, Mohammed Almekhlafi & Mayank Goyal

  4. Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Alfried Krupp Krankenhaus, Essen, Germany

    René Chapot

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J.M. Ospel is supported by the University of Basel Research Foundation, the Julia Bangerter Rhyner Foundation and the Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft Basel. M. Goyal is a consultant for Medtronic, Stryker, Microvention, GE Healthcare, Mentice. N. Kashani, M. Almekhlafi and R. Chapot declare that they have no competing interests.

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For this article no studies with human participants or animals were performed by any of the authors. All studies performed were in accordance with the ethical standards indicated in each case. Since the study did not involve patients, formal consent was not required.

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Ospel, J.M., Kashani, N., Almekhlafi, M. et al. Influence of Age on EVT Treatment Decision in Patients with Low ASPECTS. Clin Neuroradiol 30, 37–40 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-019-00872-3

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