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ArticleInterventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences2012

Symptomatic middle cerebral artery stenosis treated by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty: improvement of cerebrovascular reserves.

A Abe, T Ueda, M Ueda, S Nogoshi, Y Nishiyama, Y Katayama

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Article in Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

A AbeDepartment of Strokology, Yokohama Brain and Stroke Center, Kanagawa, Japan. abe@nms.ac.jp
T Ueda
M Ueda
S Nogoshi
Y Nishiyama
Y Katayama
Nippon Medical School · JPSt. Marianna University School of Medicine · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated the recoveries of cerebrovascular reserves (CVR) after applying percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) to patients with symptomatic middle cerebral artery (MCA) stenosis of varying severity. The patients were submitted to single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) to obtain their regional cerebral blood flows at resting stage (rCBF(rest)) and acetazolamide-challenged CBF in five regions of interest (ROIs), including the MCA, on the ipsilateral and contralateral sides of the hemisphere. rCVR values were then calculated from these CBF data to evaluate the CVR recoveries after PTA treatment. When the PTA effects were statistically analyzed of the patients dichotomized into more severe (n=9) and less severe (n=5) groups, distinctly significant ROI-specific PTA effectiveness was observed for CVR rather than CBF values in the patients of the severer group.

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AngioplastyCerebrovascular CirculationMiddle Cerebral ArteryAdultAgedArterial Occlusive DiseasesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTreatment Outcome

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PMID22681739
PMCPMC3380402
OpenAlexW2134416864

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