Wolff, Lennard http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2448-122X
Berkhemer, Olvert A. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2212-6128
van Es, Adriaan C. G. M. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6119-7247
van Zwam, Wim H. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1631-7056
Dippel, Diederik W. J. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9234-3515
Majoie, Charles B. L. M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7600-9568
van Walsum, Theo http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8257-7759
van der Lugt, Aad http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6159-2228
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Funding for this research was provided by:
Hartstichting
Angiocare BV
Medtronic
Covidien
EV3
Medac GmbH
LAMEPRO
Penumbra Inc.
Stryker
Top Medical
Concentric
Hersenstichting
Health~Holland
Top Sector Life Sciences
Cerenovus
Article History
Received: 25 June 2020
Accepted: 17 August 2020
First Online: 28 August 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors of this manuscript declare relationships with the following companies:Lennard Wolff: noneOlvert A. Berkhemer: The Amsterdam UMC received funds for consultations done by OAB for Stryker Neurovascular.Adriaan C.G.M. van Es: noneWim H. van Zwam: The Maastricht UMC+ received funds for consultations done by WHZ for Cerenovus and Stryker Neurovascular.Diederik W.J. Dippel: noneCharles B.L.M. Majoie: research grants from CVON/Dutch Heart Foundation, European Commission, TWIN foundation, Stryker, Dutch Health Evaluation program, Stryker (all paid to institution), is shareholder of Nico-lab (modest)Theo van Walsum: noneAad van der Lugt: The Erasmus MC received grants for research from Siemens Healthineers, GE Healthcare and Philips Healthcare.
: The MR CLEAN study protocol was approved by a central medical ethics committee and the research board of each participating center.All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.For this type of study formal consent is not required.
: All patients or their legal representatives provided written informed consent before randomization in this study.