Modified technique to create morphologically reproducible elastase-induced aneurysms in rabbits

Neuroradiology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 528-532

  Ding, Yong Hong ^a   Danielson, Mark A ^a   Kadirvel, Ramanathan ^a   Dai, Daying ^a   Lewis, Debra A ^a   Cloft, Harry J ^a   David, David F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm creation; Model rabbits; Reproducible

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STUDENT T TEST;

ANIMALS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; RABBITS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33746665845     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-006-0093-0     Document Type: Article

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