Table 2

Distal occlusion site characteristics

3MAX3 mm TrevoP value
n=52n=92
Distal occlusion site0.47
 MCA42 (80%)66 (71%)
 ACA7 (13%)19 (20%)
 PCA3 (6%)7 (7%)
MCA segments0.26
 Mid M28 (19%)21 (32%)
 Distal M220 (47%)30 (45%)
 M314 (33%)15 (22%)
MCA divisions0.42
 Inferior division30 (71%)39 (59%)
 Superior division11 (26%)25 (38%)
 Middle division1 (2%)2 (3%)
ACA segments0.58
 ACA A10 (0%)1 (5%)
 ACA A24 (57%)7 (37%)
 ACA A33 (43%)11 (58%)
ACA A3 divisions
 Callosomarginal2 (66%)2 (18%)0.09
 Pericallosal1 (33%)9 (82%)
PCA segments0.09
 PCA P10 (%)4 (57%)
 PCA P2+3 (100%)3 (28%)
Distal occlusion size
 Vessel diameter (pre-clot), mm1.4 (1.3–1.6)1.6 (1.4–1.8) 0.02
 Vessel diameter (post-clot), mm1.2 (1.0–1.4)
  • ACA, anterior cerebral artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery; P2+, PCA P2 segment or distal; PCA, posterior cerebral artery.