Fig 2.

A 75-year-old man with left-sided weakness (NIHSS score, 18) who presented to our stroke unit and underwent MR imaging at 1.5 hours after symptom onset. A, Diffusion-weighted imaging sequences demonstrate an acute right MCA infarct involving mainly the right basal ganglia. B, Initial angiogram obtained 3 hours after the onset of his symptoms confirms a right MCA occlusion. C and D, After 4 passes with the Catch device, complete recanalization is achieved without additional treatment needed. At 90-day follow-up, he had an NIHSS score of 3 with an mRS score of 2.