Spinal region Arteries to be catheterized Upper cervical region C1–C4 Vertebral arteries Occipital arteries Ascending pharyngeal arteries Thyrocervical (anterior) trunks Costocervical (dorsal) trunks Midcervical region C5–C7 Vertebral arteries Thyrocervical trunks…

ACT (s) Indications High (300–350) Procedures involving deep arterial injury, e.g., percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with/without stenting Procedures with significant stasis of blood flow e.g., balloon occlusion of parent vessels Moderate…

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Shah-Naz H Khan and Andrew J. RingerHandbook of Neuroendovascular Techniqueshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52936-3_17 17. Neurophysiological Tests Shah-Naz H. Khan1, 2   and Andrew J. Ringer3 (1) Institute of General and Endovascular Neurosurgery (IGEN), Flint, MI, USA (2) Department…

Fig. 16.1 A patient with persistent pain following L1 fracture that did not respond to conservative management. Extrapedicular kyphoplasty was performed. An extrapedicular approach was undertaken and methyl methacrylate injected into…

Fig. 5.1 Components of a sheath (a): The sheath (straight arrow) is introduced into the blood vessel using an introducer (curved arrow) that snaps onto the hub of the sheath when…

Agent Chemical structure Anion Cation % Salt concentration % Iodine concentration Iodine mg/ml Viscosity 25 °C Viscosity 37 °C Osmolality mOsm/kg H2O Visipaque™ 270 (GE Healthcare) Iodixanol Nonionic Nonionic None 27 270…

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Shah-Naz H Khan and Andrew J. RingerHandbook of Neuroendovascular Techniqueshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52936-3_7 7. Venography and Intervention Shah-Naz H. Khan1, 2   and Andrew J. Ringer3 (1) Institute of General and Endovascular Neurosurgery (IGEN), Flint, MI, USA (2)…