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Yamamoto K, Mizutani K, Akiyama T, Nogawa H, Toda M. Vasa vasorum: The role in intracranial physiology and pathophysiology. Surg Neurol Int 2024; 15:188. [PMID: 38974550 PMCID: PMC11225505 DOI: 10.25259/sni_214_2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Background Vasa vasorum (VVs) is a Latin word representing vessels of vessels. VVs are usually found on the adventitia of the parent vessel and infrequently reach the media and intima, depending on the size and type of the parent vessels and physiological and pathological conditions. The VVs include arteries, capillaries, veins, and lymphatic vessels, involving the oxygenation and nourishment of the vessel's wall to sustain its healthy state. Accumulated studies have revealed that VVs are involved in various intracranial lesions, including atherosclerotic diseases, aneurysms, and shunt diseases. The current review aims to review and integrate past and recent findings and knowledge on VVs and to facilitate our understanding of VVs and intracranial pathology involving VVs. Methods A literature review was carried out with a focus on the role of VVs by searching the Pubmed database. Results We identified 71 articles that discuss the role of VVs. We discussed the anatomical structure, physiological significance, and pathological significance of the VV. Conclusion VV is not only involved in the nutrition and metabolism of the vascular wall but is also deeply involved in the pathogenesis of inflammation, ischemia, and thrombosis of the vascular wall. In addition, in the central nervous system, intracranial vascular wall nutrient particularities and VVs are closely related to the pathogenesis of cerebral aneurysms, subarachnoid hemorrhage, arteriovenous shunt disease, atherosclerotic lesions, and other conditions.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Keio University, School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Japan
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Eisenmenger LB, Spahic A, McNally JS, Johnson KM, Song JW, Junn JC. MR Imaging for Intracranial Vessel Wall Imaging: Pearls and Pitfalls. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2023; 31:461-474. [PMID: 37414472 DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2023.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Conventional vascular imaging methods have primarily focused on evaluating the vascular lumen. However, these techniques are not intended to evaluate vessel wall abnormalities where many cerebrovascular pathologies reside. With increased interest for the visualization and study of the vessel wall, high-resolution vessel wall imaging (VWI) has gained traction.Over the past two decades, there has been a rapid increase in number of VWI publications with improvements in imaging techniques and expansion on clinical applications. With increasing utility and interest in VWI, application of proper protocols and understanding imaging characteristics of vasculopathies are important for the interpreting radiologists to understand.
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- Laura B Eisenmenger
- University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
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- University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave Levy Place, Box 1234, New York City, NY 10029, USA
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Ryu J, Mi Lee K, Geol Woo H, Chung Y, Keun Choi S. Clinical Significance of “Periventricular Collateral Enhancement Sign” in Symptomatic Moyamoya Disease: A Vessel Wall Imaging Study. Eur J Radiol 2022; 157:110599. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2022.110599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Mazzacane F, Mazzoleni V, Scola E, Mancini S, Lombardo I, Busto G, Rognone E, Pichiecchio A, Padovani A, Morotti A, Fainardi E. Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cerebrovascular Diseases. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12020258. [PMID: 35204348 PMCID: PMC8871392 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12020258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 01/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Cerebrovascular diseases are a leading cause of disability and death worldwide. The definition of stroke etiology is mandatory to predict outcome and guide therapeutic decisions. The diagnosis of pathological processes involving intracranial arteries is especially challenging, and the visualization of intracranial arteries’ vessel walls is not possible with routine imaging techniques. Vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging (VW-MRI) uses high-resolution, multiparametric MRI sequences to directly visualize intracranial arteries walls and their pathological alterations, allowing a better characterization of their pathology. VW-MRI demonstrated a wide range of clinical applications in acute cerebrovascular disease. Above all, it can be of great utility in the differential diagnosis of atherosclerotic and non-atherosclerotic intracranial vasculopathies. Additionally, it can be useful in the risk stratification of intracranial atherosclerotic lesions and to assess the risk of rupture of intracranial aneurysms. Recent advances in MRI technology made it more available, but larger studies are still needed to maximize its use in daily clinical practice.
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- Federico Mazzacane
- Department of Emergency Neurology and Stroke Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia, Italy; (V.M.); (A.P.)
- Neurology Unit, Department of Neurological Sciences and Vision, ASST-Spedali Civili, 25123 Brescia, Italy;
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiology, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy; (E.S.); (S.M.); (I.L.); (G.B.)
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiology, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy; (E.S.); (S.M.); (I.L.); (G.B.)
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiology, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy; (E.S.); (S.M.); (I.L.); (G.B.)
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiology, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy; (E.S.); (S.M.); (I.L.); (G.B.)
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- Department of Neuroradiology, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
- Department of Neuroradiology, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, 25121 Brescia, Italy; (V.M.); (A.P.)
- Neurology Unit, Department of Neurological Sciences and Vision, ASST-Spedali Civili, 25123 Brescia, Italy;
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Neurological Sciences and Vision, ASST-Spedali Civili, 25123 Brescia, Italy;
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy
- Correspondence:
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Current concepts and perspectives on brain arteriovenous malformations: A review of pathogenesis and multidisciplinary treatment. World Neurosurg 2021; 159:314-326. [PMID: 34339893 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.07.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Brain arteriovenous malformations (bAVMs) are unusual vascular pathologies characterized by the abnormal aggregation of dilated arteries and veins in the brain parenchyma and for which the absence of a normal vascular structure and capillary bed leads to direct connections between arteries and veins. Although bAVMs have long been believed to be congenital anomalies that develop during the prenatal period, current studies show that inflammation is associated with AVM genesis, growth, and rupture. Interventional treatment options include microsurgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, and endovascular embolization, and management often comprises a multidisciplinary combination of these modalities. The appropriate selection of patients with brain arteriovenous malformations for interventional treatment requires balancing the risk of treatment complications against the risk of hemorrhaging during the natural course of the pathology; however, no definitive guidelines have been established for the management of brain arteriovenous malformations. In this paper, we comprehensively review the current basic and clinical studies on bAVMs and discuss the contemporary status of multidisciplinary management of bAVMs.
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Eisenmenger LB, Junn JC, Cooke D, Hetts S, Zhu C, Johnson KM, Manunga JM, Saloner D, Hess C, Kim H. Presence of Vessel Wall Hyperintensity in Unruptured Arteriovenous Malformations on Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Pilot Study of AVM Vessel Wall "Enhancement". Front Neurosci 2021; 15:697432. [PMID: 34366779 PMCID: PMC8334001 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.697432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Purpose: High-resolution vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging (VW-MRI) could provide a way to identify high risk arteriovenous malformation (AVM) features. We present the first pilot study of clinically unruptured AVMs evaluated by high-resolution VW-MRI. Methods: A retrospective review of clinically unruptured AVMs with VW-MRI between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2018 was performed documenting the presence or absence of vessel wall “hyperintensity,” or enhancement, within the nidus as well as perivascular enhancement and evidence of old hemorrhage (EOOH). The extent of nidal vessel wall “hyperintensity” was approximated into five groups: 0, 1–25, 26–50, 51–75, and 76–100%. Results: Of the nine cases, eight demonstrated at least some degree of vessel wall nidus “hyperintensity.” Of those eight cases, four demonstrated greater than 50% of the nidus with hyperintensity at the vessel wall, and three cases had perivascular enhancement adjacent to nidal vessels. Although none of the subjects had prior clinical hemorrhage/AVM rupture, of the six patients with available susceptibility weighted imaging to assess for remote hemorrhage, only two had subtle siderosis to suggest prior sub-clinical bleeds. Conclusion: Vessel wall “enhancement” occurs in AVMs with no prior clinical rupture. Additional studies are needed to further investigate the implication of these findings.
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- Laura B Eisenmenger
- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Kortman H, Bhatia KD, Wälchli T, Nicholson P, Krings T. Symptomatic Unruptured Arteriovenous Malformations: Focal Edema, Thrombosis, and Vessel Wall Enhancement: A Retrospective Cohort Study. World Neurosurg 2021; 152:e467-e475. [PMID: 34089913 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.05.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Focal brain edema in unruptured brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) is rare and associated with venous outflow abnormalities and aneurysm growth. These patients have an increased rate of progressive neurologic symptoms, as well as a potentially increased risk of hemorrhage. In this study, we aim to assess in further detail the relationship between perifocal edema and enhancement of the vessel wall in symptomatic patients with an unruptured brain AVM. METHODS A single-center retrospective cohort study of all patients presenting with an unruptured AVM at Toronto Western Hospital from 2009 to 2019 was performed. Patients were included for review if they had focal edema surrounding an AVM on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and a contrast-enhanced MRI scan. Associated digital subtraction angiography studies were reviewed. RESULTS A total of 122 patients presented with an unruptured AVM. Twelve symptomatic patients presented with focal edema surrounding the AVM. Six patients had focal edema and contrast-enhanced MRI performed. All 6 demonstrated luminal thrombosis at the level of the brain edema on MRI. Moreover, the vessel wall demonstrated enhancement at the level of the luminal thrombus in all. CONCLUSIONS Vessel wall enhancement, perifocal edema, and luminal thrombosis demonstrated in all patients with unruptured AVM points towards a common mechanism. We suspect an interplay between vascular hypoxia, the innate immune system, and thrombosis formation. Current research in the field of immunothrombosis supports this theory. Unravelling the mechanisms involved is important because it might guide therapy for patients with an unruptured AVM towards noninvasive options.
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- Hans Kortman
- Division of Neuroradiology, JDMI, University Health Network, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Neuroradiology, ETZ Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands.
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- Division of Neuroradiology, JDMI, University Health Network, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neuroradiology, JDMI, University Health Network, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neuroradiology, JDMI, University Health Network, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Neurosurgery, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada
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Young CC, Bonow RH, Barros G, Mossa-Basha M, Kim LJ, Levitt MR. Magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging in cerebrovascular diseases. Neurosurg Focus 2019; 47:E4. [DOI: 10.3171/2019.9.focus19599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Cerebrovascular diseases manifest as abnormalities of and disruption to the intracranial vasculature and its capacity to carry blood to the brain. However, the pathogenesis of many cerebrovascular diseases begins in the vessel wall. Traditional luminal and perfusion imaging techniques do not provide adequate information regarding the differentiation, onset, or progression of disease. Intracranial high-resolution MR vessel wall imaging (VWI) has emerged as an invaluable technique for understanding and evaluating cerebrovascular diseases. The location and pattern of contrast enhancement in intracranial VWI provides new insight into the inflammatory etiology of cerebrovascular diseases and has potential to permit earlier diagnosis and treatment. In this report, technical considerations of VWI are discussed and current applications of VWI in vascular malformations, blunt cerebrovascular injury/dissection, and steno-occlusive cerebrovascular vasculopathies are reviewed.
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- Departments of 1Neurological Surgery,
- 2Radiology, and
- 4Stroke and Applied Neuroscience Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Departments of 1Neurological Surgery,
- 2Radiology, and
- 3Mechanical Engineering, and
- 4Stroke and Applied Neuroscience Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Targeted endovascular treatment for ruptured brain arteriovenous malformations. Neurosurg Rev 2019; 43:1509-1518. [DOI: 10.1007/s10143-019-01205-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bhogal P, Lansley J, Wong K, Udani SD, Uff C, Wadley J, Kumar A, Matouk CC, Makalanda HL. Vessel wall enhancement of a ruptured intra-nidal aneurysm in a brain arteriovenous malformation. Interv Neuroradiol 2019; 25:310-314. [PMID: 30764685 DOI: 10.1177/1591019918824796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Ruptured arteriovenous malformations are a frequently encountered pathology with significant associated morbidity and mortality. Identifying and securing the rupture point is mandatory; however, this can often be difficult. Black blood vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging is a promising technique for identifying ruptured saccular aneurysms and has been used in cases of multiple aneurysms. Here we describe a case of using this imaging technique to identify the rupture point in a ruptured arteriovenous malformation with histopathological correlation.
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- Pervinder Bhogal
- 1 Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK
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- 1 Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK
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- 1 Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK
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- 1 Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK
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- 2 Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK
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- 2 Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK
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- 3 Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- 4 Departments of Neurosurgery and of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, New Haven, USA
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- 1 Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK
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Clarençon F, Shotar E, Sourour NA. Comment on "Aneurysms Associated with Brain Arteriovenous Malformations". AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2016; 38:E1-E4. [PMID: 27737858 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- F Clarençon
- Department of Interventional Neuroradiology Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital AP-HP Paris, France.,Paris VI University (Pierre et Marie Curie University) Paris, France
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- Department of Interventional Neuroradiology Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital AP-HP Paris, France.,Paris VI University (Pierre et Marie Curie University) Paris, France
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- Department of Interventional Neuroradiology Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital AP-HP Paris, France
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