Successful percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting for symptomatic intracranial vertebral artery stenosis using intravascular ultrasound virtual histology

Authors: Takayama, Katsutoshi; Taoka, Toshiaki; Nakagawa, Hiroyuki; Myouchin, Kaoru; Wada, Takeshi; Sakamoto, Masahiko; Fukusumi, Akio; Iwasaki, Satoru; Kurokawa, Shinichiro; Kichikawa, Kimihiko

Source: Radiation Medicine, Volume 25, Number 5, June 2007 , pp. 243-246(4)

Publisher: Springer

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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.

Keywords: Intravascular ultrasound virtual histology; Intracranial cerebral artery stenosis; PTA and stenting

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11604-007-0127-5

Affiliations: 1: Email: takayamaneuroivs@par.odn.ne.jp

Publication date: 2007-06-01