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Invaluable for all members of the stroke team this expertly written book compiles the full range of diagnostic and interventional therapeutic techniques for acute stroke now in use in modern clinical settings throughout the world. From advanced neuroimaging studies to state-of-the art endovascular therapies it covers the materials instruments devices procedures and strategies that lead to optimal results and most benefit the patient during this time-critical event. Special Features: An interdisciplinary approach Provides detailed how-to descriptions of all endovascular stroke treatment techniques periprocedural monitoring and instrumentation with a focus on implementing these methods in everyday practice Logically organized in didactically structured chapters on diagnosis and treatment with sections on acute ischemic stroke acute venous occlusions and supra-aortic extra- and intracranial stenoses including their etiology pathogenesis symptoms imaging studies and recommended therapies for each condition Written by a team of renowned international specialists who provide advice recommendations and practical guidelines in every chapter Discusses and critically rates the stents retrievers filters and balloon systems in use today Includes nearly 300 key images taken with the latest generation of imaging equipment Shares helpful clinical insights in sidebar notes cautions tips and advice possible complications sources of error and useful chapter summaries/conclusions For all neuroradiologists radiologists neurosurgeons and neurologists who need concise clinically relevant information on front-line interventional techniques for stroke treatment and prevention this book is essential. It reviews all current methods rates their efficacies and makes progress toward a uniformity of protocols that can be applied in all practices managing stroke patients.
TITLE: Interventional Stroke Therapy
AUTHOR: Olav Jansen
SKU: 9783131699213
PUBLISHER: Thieme Publishing Group
DATE PUBLISHED: 12/12/2012
PLACE PUBLISHED: Germany
PAGES: 224
BINDING: Hardback
LANGUAGE: English;German
DIMENSIONS: 270 mm x 194 mm
WEIGHT: 873 gr
