The use of Onyx for embolization of central nervous system arteriovenous lesions in pediatric patients

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 112-120

  Thiex, R ^a,c   Williams, A ^b   Smith, E ^b,c   Scott, R M ^b,c   Orbach, D B ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COIL EMBOLIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; ONYX EMBOLIZATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POLYVINYLS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TANTALUM;

EID: 75749146304     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1786     Document Type: Article

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