10.1055/b-0034-82086 10 Applied Anatomy and Percutaneous Approaches to the Thoracic Spine History Jacobaeus, a professor of internal medicine in Stockholm, Sweden, is credited with performing the first thoracoscopic procedure in…
10.1055/b-0034-82080 4 Selection and Use of Lasers and Their Safety In 1905, Dr. Albert Einstein introduced the concept of a photon as a constituent of light. This opened the door…
10.1055/b-0034-82079 3 Operating Room Setup In the recent trend of minimally invasive and image-guided surgeries, the demand to redesign the conventional operating suite is increasing day by day. The common…
10.1055/b-0034-80462 Endovascular Management of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous FistulasHurley, Michael C., Dabus, Guilherme, Shaibani\, Ali, Russell\, Eric J., Bendok\, Bernard R. Pearls Dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) are both a result and…
10.1055/b-0034-80457 Management of Vertebral Artery Origin StenosisDalfino, John C., Boulos, Alan S. Pearls Most posterior circulation strokes are embolic, not hemodynamic. The first-line treatment of vertebral artery stenosis is usually…
10.1055/b-0034-80461 Cranial Arteriovenous Malformation EmbolizationHu, Yin C., Newman, C. Benjamin, McDougall\, Cameron G., Albuquerque\, Felipe C. Pearls Cranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are a heterogeneous group of intracranial vascular lesions that…
10.1055/b-0034-80460 Approaches to Extracranial and Intracranial DissectionAmenta, Peter S., Jabbour, Pascal M., Rosenwasser\, Robert H. Pearls Dissection of the intracranial and extracranial vasculature is deemed spontaneous if no evidence of…
10.1055/b-0034-80459 Aneurysm CoilingVeznedaroglu, Erol, Janjua, Rashid M. Pearls Master of the “push-pull” technique is essential. Patient selection for treatment must conform to the current literature and to clinical observations. The…
10.1055/b-0034-80435 Neuroangiography in Hemorrhagic and Ischemic StrokeDabus, Guilherme, Hurley, Michael C., Russell, Eric J. Pearls Neuroangiography remains the gold standard for the evaluation of cerebrovascular diseases, and it is the…
10.1055/b-0034-80455 Angioplasty and Stenting for Management of Intracranial Arterial StenosisRinger, Andrew J., Nichols, Christopher, Khan, Shah-Naz, Grande, Andrew, Khan, Usman, Pyne-Geithman, Gail, Abruzzo, Todd A. Pearls Although atherosclerosis of the…
