Items Tagged ‘embolization’
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Endovascular Neuroradiology; The New Frontier
Today we are seeing the integration of medicine and technology like never before and no where is this more true than in a subspecialty of medicine you may never have even heard of called Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology (ESNR). ESNR is formally defined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education as “a clinical subspecialty for the diagnosis and treatment of neurovascular diseases using x-ray fluoroscopy and angiography.”
Posted on May 12, 2010 by Department Author In Cerebrovascular, Cerebrovascular Featured, Endovascular Featured, Featured, General Neurosurgery -
New Study finds Little Risk and Much Benefit in "Gluing" Blood Vessels Before Surgery
A Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) is a rare tangle of blood vessels in the brain that carries a high risk of hemorrhaging. Brain surgeons have found that "gluing" or blocking off the blood supply to these malformations before surgery cuts down on blood loss and patients do better....
Posted on Jan 28, 2010 by Department Author In Arteriovenous Malformations, Blog, Cerebrovascular Blog, Dr. Solomon, Endovascular Blog, Gamma Knife Blog, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Uncategorized
