Clinical and imaging features of the study cohort (51 patients)
| Age (years) (mean (SD)) | 63 (11.4) |
| Ethnicity (n (%)) | |
| White | 38 (74) |
| Black | 12 (24) |
| Gender, male (n (%)) | 30 (59) |
| Stenting indication (n (%)) | |
| Stroke | 40 (78) |
| TIA | 9 (18) |
| Other | 2 (4) |
| Stented arteries (n (%)) | |
| Intracranial vertebral | 18 (35) |
| Intracranial carotid | 14 (27) |
| MCA | 9 (18) |
| BA | 8 (16) |
| Vertebrobasilar junction | 1 (2) |
| PCA | 1 (2) |
BA, Basilar artery; ICA, internal carotid artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery; PCA, posterior cerebral artery; TIA, transient ischemic attack.