Flow diverters for treatment of intracranial aneurysms: Current status and ongoing clinical trials

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 737-740

  Wong, George K C ^a   Kwan, Marco C L ^a   Ng, Rebecca Y T ^a   Yu, Simon C H ^a   Poon, W S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Flow diverter; Intracranial hemorrhage; Stent; Stroke; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COIL EMBOLIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; FLOW DIVERTER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STENT; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 79251482431     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.10.011     Document Type: Review

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