Qualification requirements for performing neurointerventional procedures: A Report of the Practice Guidelines Committee of the American Society of Neuroimaging and the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 433-447

  Qureshi, Adnan I ^a   Abou Chebl, Alex ^b   Jovin, Tudor G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular diseases; Credentials; Endovascular surgical neuroradiology; Hospital privileges; Interventional neurology; Qualifications

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD VESSEL RUPTURE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CHOLESTEROL EMBOLISM; CORONARY STENT; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STROKE; THROMBECTOMY;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NEUROLOGY; NEURORADIOGRAPHY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SPECIALISM; SPECIALTY BOARDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54749092120     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2007.00210.x     Document Type: Review

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