About the Authors

Lucia Monti

l.monti@ao-siena.toscana.it

Affiliation Unit of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention, Department of Neurological and Sensorial Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Santa Maria alle Scotte General Hospital, Siena, Italy

Elisabetta Menci

Affiliation Unit of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention, Department of Neurological and Sensorial Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Santa Maria alle Scotte General Hospital, Siena, Italy

Monica Ulivelli

Affiliation Department of Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Alfonso Cerase

Affiliation Unit of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention, Department of Neurological and Sensorial Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Santa Maria alle Scotte General Hospital, Siena, Italy

Sabina Bartalini

Affiliation Department of Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Pietro Piu

Affiliation Department of Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

Nicola Marotti

Affiliation Unit of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention, Department of Neurological and Sensorial Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Santa Maria alle Scotte General Hospital, Siena, Italy

Sara Leonini

Affiliation Unit of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention, Department of Neurological and Sensorial Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Santa Maria alle Scotte General Hospital, Siena, Italy

Paolo Galluzzi

Affiliation Unit of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention, Department of Neurological and Sensorial Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Santa Maria alle Scotte General Hospital, Siena, Italy

Daniele G. Romano

Affiliation Unit of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention, Department of Neurological and Sensorial Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Santa Maria alle Scotte General Hospital, Siena, Italy

Alfredo E. Casasco

Affiliation Unit of Endovascular and Percutaneous Therapy, Clinica Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Madrid, Spain

Carlo Venturi

Affiliation Unit of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention, Department of Neurological and Sensorial Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Santa Maria alle Scotte General Hospital, Siena, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LM EM MU AC SB PP NM SL DR PG AEC CV. Performed the experiments: LM EM MU AC SB PP NM SL DR PG AEC CV. Analyzed the data: LM EM MU SB PP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LM EM MU AC SB PP NM SL DR PG AEC CV. Wrote the paper: LM AC MU PG.