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Aneurysm
Study findings from University of Zurich provide new insights into aneurysm
February 18th, 2009
"Silent ischemic events are known to occur during diagnostic and interventional endovascular procedures between 10% and 69% of the time. The occurrence of silent and symptomatic ischemic events in the surgically treated population is not known, although atherosclerotic changes of intracranial vessels or within the aneurysms wall or neck area are seen often during surgery," scientists writing in the journal Stroke report. "Patients with unruptured and ruptured intracranial aneurysms treated by microsurgical clipping were prospectively evaluated with MRI using diffusion-weighted imaging sequences before and within 24 hours after surgery. Patients were evaluated...
Source: Telemedicine Business Week (2009-02-18)
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