Hyperdense vessel sign

The hyperdense vessel sign on CT predicts successful recanalization with the Merci device in acute ischemic stroke
Michael T Froehler, Satoshi Tateshima, Gary Duckwiler, Reza Jahan, Nestor Gonzalez, Fernando Vinuela, David Liebeskind, Jeffrey L Saver, J Pablo Villablanca, For the UCLA Stroke Investigators

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery Jul 2013, 5 (4) 289-293; DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2012-010313

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Hyperdense vessel sign