Characterizing blood clots using acoustic radiation force optical coherence elastography and ultrasound shear wave elastography.

ABSTRACT: Thromboembolism in a cerebral blood vessel is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is one of the emergenc proceduresperformed to remove emboli. However, the interventional approaches such as aspiration catheters or stent retriever are empirically selected. An inappropriate selection of surgical devices can influence the success rate during embolectomy, which can lead to an increase in brain damage. There has been growing interest in the study of clot composition and using a priori knowledge of clot composition to provide guidance for an appropriate treatment strategy for interventional physicians. Developing imaging tools which can allow interventionalists to understand clot composition could affect management and device strategy. In this study, we inv

SUBMITTER: Liu HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7880883 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature