Endovascular treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations with emphasis on the curative role of embolisation

Schweizer Archiv fur Neurologie und Psychiatrie

Volumn 155, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 341-347

  Valavanis, A ^a   Pangalu, A ^a   Tanaka, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Angioarchitecture; Cerebral arteriovenous malformations; Embolisation; Endovascular treatment; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; RADIOSURGERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNIQUE; TOPOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9244228967     PISSN: 02587661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4414/sanp.2004.01523     Document Type: Conference Paper

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