The management of arteriovenous malformations

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-69

  Sandalcioglu, I Erol ^a   Wanke, I ^a,b   Zappala, V ^a,c   Forsting, M ^a   Sure, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b KLINIK HIRSLANDEN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Embolization, therapeutic; Endovascular procedures; Microsurgery; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 79959707320     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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