Current trends in endovascular management of traumatic cerebrovascular injury

• Published in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 47 - 50
• Main Authors: Kansagra, Akash P, Cooke, Daniel L, English, Joey D, Sincic, Ryan M, Amans, Matthew R, Dowd, Christopher F, Halbach, Van V, Higashida, Randall T, Hetts, Steven W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Aneurysms; Brain Injuries - diagnostic imaging; Brain Injuries - surgery; Carotid arteries; Cerebral Angiography - trends; Disease Management; Dissection; Endovascular Procedures - methods; Endovascular Procedures - trends; Female; Humans; Injuries; Intervention; Male; Medical imaging; Patients; Retrospective Studies; Thrombosis; Trauma; Trauma centers; Trends; Veins & arteries; Brain; Neck; Angiography; Trauma; Artery

Background The role of catheter angiography in the diagnosis and management of traumatic cerebrovascular injury has evolved rapidly with advances in CT and MR angiography and continued development of endovascular techniques. Objective To identify the modern spectrum of traumatic arterial injury enco...