Relative cost comparison of embolic materials used for treatment of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-167

  Simon, Scott D ^a   Reig, Adam S ^a   James, Robert F ^b   Reddy, Prasad ^a   Mericle, Robert A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ONYX COPOLYMER; ONYX HD 500; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CALCULATION; COIL EMBOLIZATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; EMBOLIC MATERIAL; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MATERIALS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; WIDE NECKED INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960441531     PISSN: 17598478     EISSN: 17598486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnis.2009.001719     Document Type: Article

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