Accurate placement of the distal end of a ventriculoatrial shunt catheter using Alphacard®: Direct intraoperative comparison with fluoroscopy

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 563-566

  Hammersen, S ^a   Pietila T A ^b   Brock, M ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Shunt catheter placement; Ventriculoatrial shunt

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VENTRICULOATRIAL SHUNT;

EID: 0034064947     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050470     Document Type: Article

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