Intraoperative perfusion computerized tomography scanning for management of intracranial stent placement in a patient with tandem intracranial stenoses. Case report

J Neurosurg. 2005 May;102(5):918-21. doi: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.5.0918.

Abstract

The authors describe the novel use of cerebral perfusion computerized tomography studies to evaluate the effectiveness of internal carotid artery stent placement in a man with symptomatic transient ischemic attacks caused by tandem stenoses of the internal carotid and middle cerebral arteries.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carotid Artery, Internal*
  • Carotid Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carotid Stenosis / therapy*
  • Cerebral Arterial Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Cerebral Artery* / diagnostic imaging
  • Stents*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*