What does the CT angiography "spot sign" of intracerebral hemorrhage mean in modern neurosurgical settings with minimally invasive endoscopic techniques?

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 341-348

  Nagasaka, Toru ^a   Inao, Suguru ^b   Wakabayashi, Toshihiko ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JAPANESE RED CROSS NAGOYA FIRST HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Intracerebral hemorrhage; Minimally invasive surgery; Neuroendoscopy; Spot sign

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A;

BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; HEMATOMA; HEMOPHILIA; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPOT SIGN; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 84879232789     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: 14372320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-012-0437-7     Document Type: Review

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