Giant intracranial aneurysms: Development, clinical presentation and treatment

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 178-194

  Choi, In Sup ^a   David, Carlos ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Embolisation; Giant aneurysms; Subarachnoid haemorrhage; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; HEMODYNAMICS; NEUROSURGERY;

ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT;

RADIOLOGY;

ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTERY LIGATION; BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLIP; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GEOMETRY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEURORADIOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037565180     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(03)00090-1     Document Type: Review

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