Acute neurointerventional therapies

Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2010 Nov;20(4):493-510. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2010.07.009.

Abstract

In the past two decades, minimally invasive neurointerventional therapies have become the standard of care for a variety of neurologic diseases. This article reviews some of the principal areas in which these techniques can be applied successfully in acute emergencies of the brain, head, and neck.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Brain Ischemia / surgery
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / surgery
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / diagnostic imaging
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
  • Neck Injuries / diagnostic imaging
  • Neck Injuries / surgery
  • Nervous System Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Nervous System Diseases / surgery*
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / methods*
  • Radiology, Interventional / methods*
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Venous Thrombosis / surgery