Prognostic impact of intracranial arteriosclerosis subtype after endovascular treatment for acute ischaemic stroke.

Background And Purpose: The influence of intracranial arteriosclerosis (ICAR) on acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) prognosis is unclear. This study explored its impact, focusing on ICAR subtypes categorized by intracranial carotid artery calcification (ICAC) patterns: intimal or atherosclerotic versus internal elastic lamina calcification or non-atherosclerotic. The aim was to determine their effect on AIS prognosis in patients undergoing endovascular treatment (EVT).

Smart glasses evaluation during the COVID-19 pandemic: First-use on Neurointerventional procedures.

The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly transforming the healthcare system, with telemedicine, or virtual health, being one of the key drivers of the change. Smart glasses have recently been introduced to the public and have generated interest with healthcare professionals as demonstrated by their early adoption in clinics and hospitals. Observing procedures is essential for young interventionalist-in-training, but sometimes it is difficult for them to be able to get the volume of exposure to procedures that they need.

Measurement of the anterior chamber depth and ocular axial length: transpalpebral B-mode ultrasound using an 18-MHz linear probe compared with the IOL Master 500.

Aims: To determine the reliability of transpalpebral ultrasound in B-mode (B-TUS) with a high-resolution linear probe (18 MHz) in estimating both the ocular anterior chamber depth (ACD) and axial length (AL), as well as its agreement with the IOL Master 500 optical biometer.

Material And Methods: Cross-sectional study on 82 eyes of 41 volunteers with no history of eye disease. ACD and AL were determined using B-TUS and the IOL Master 500.

Ocular biometry through fully refocused steady-state magnetic resonance imaging sequence: reliability and agreement with the IOLMaster 500.

Purpose: To evaluate the reliability and agreement between Fully Refocused Steady-State magnetic resonance sequences (FRSS) and the IOLMaster 500 optical biometer for measuring anterior chamber depth (ACD) and axial length (AL).

Methods: In a sample of 32 healthy volunteers, separate observers measured the ACD and AL of both eyes using both techniques (inter-method) and through repeated FRSS measurements (interobserver) and by the same observer (intraobserver). We employed the Bland-Altman method to determine the agreement between FRSS and partial coherence interferometry (using the IOLMaster) and the interobserver and intraobserver variability, providing the limits of agreement (LoA, or mean difference ± 1.