Demonstration of platinum microcoils in embolized blood vessels in-situ using a modified methyl methacrylate embedding method, and a special cutting and grinding technique

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 198-201

  Romeike, B F M ^a   Feiden, W ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acrylic embedding; Arteriovenous malformation; Cerebral saccular aneurysm; Cutting technique; Grinding technique; Methacrylate

Indexed keywords

METAL; METHACRYLIC ACID; PLATINUM;

ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; EMBEDDING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POLYMERIZATION; SACCULAR ANEURYSM; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 0031752269     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520299809141110     Document Type: Article

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