Anterior communicating artery aneurysms: An overview

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 131-135

  Agrawal, A ^a   Kato, Y ^a   Chen, L ^a   Karagiozov, K ^a   Yoneda, M ^a   Imizu, S ^a   Sano, H ^a   Kanno, T ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

AComA aneurysms; Approach to aneurysm; Clipping techniques

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM CLIP; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; SKULL BASE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46849116854     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1073169     Document Type: Article

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