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  1. Felipe C Albuquerque
  1. Correspondence to Dr Felipe C Albuquerque, Division of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona 85013, USA; felipe.albuquerque{at}bnaneuro.net

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This issue of the Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery (JNIS) delivers manuscripts on a wide-range of subjects relevant to contemporary endovascular practice. Topics include: managing vertebro-basilar ischemic disease, reducing treatment times in emergency large vessel occlusion (ELVO) patients, expanding embolization modalities for arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), treating complex aneurysms through existing and novel technology, embolizing tumors as stand-alone treatment and in preparation for surgery, and exploring socioeconomic issues that impact the neurointerventionalist. These articles reflect the JNIS commitment to providing our readers a perspective on the depth of our field.

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  • Contributors FC A contributed to the drafting of the manuscript.

  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.