| Literature DB >> 17581715 |
Katsutoshi Takayama1, Toshiaki Taoka, Hiroyuki Nakagawa, Kaoru Myouchin, Takeshi Wada, Masahiko Sakamoto, Akio Fukusumi, Satoru Iwasaki, Shinichiro Kurokawa, Kimihiko Kichikawa.
Abstract
This is the first report of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of an intracranial artery applying intravascular ultrasound virtual histology (IVUS-VH), which has been recently developed for tissue characterization of coronary artery plaque. We report a case of successful PTA and stenting for symptomatic intracranial vertebral artery stenosis using IVUS-VH.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17581715 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-007-0127-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Radiat Med ISSN: 0288-2043