arXiv AI By Junyong Cao, Hakim Baazaoui, Chinmay Prabhakar, Suprosanna Shit, Lukas Bastian Otto, Susanne Wegener, Bjoern Menze, Ezequiel de la Rosa

Leptomeningeal Collateral Detection on DSA via Vessel-Graph Neural Networks

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arXiv:2606. 14828v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Leptomeningeal collaterals (LMCs) are an important prognostic factor in acute ischemic stroke.

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