Successful thrombectomy in acute terminal internal carotid occlusion using a basket type microsnare in conjunction with temporary proximal occlusion: A case report

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1395-1398

  Imai, Keisuke ^a   Mori, Takahisa ^a   Izumoto, Hajime ^a   Watanabe, Masaki ^b  

^a SHONAN KAMAKURA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT RETRACTION; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECANALIZATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; THROMBECTOMY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; REMISSION; TIME;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; REMISSION INDUCTION; THROMBECTOMY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 32944465992     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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