Coil embolization of very small (2 mm or Smaller) berry aneurysms: Feasibility and technical issues

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 308-314

  Gupta, V ^a   Chugh, M ^a   Jha, A N ^a   Walia, B S ^a   Vaishya, S ^a  

^a MAX SUPERSPECIALITY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; COIL EMBOLIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 60049086170     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1374     Document Type: Article

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