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Comparison of Transfemoral Cerebral Angiography and Transradial Cerebral Angiography Following a Shift in Practice During Four Years at a Single Center in China.
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- Transradial versus transfemoral approach in cerebral angiography: A meta-analysis.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2026Pooled it
- Transradial versus transfemoral access in diagnostic cerebral angiography: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical outcomes and complications.Neuroradiology · 2025Pooled it
- Transradial access for cerebral angiography and neurointerventional procedures: A meta-analysis and systematic review.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2024Pooled it
- Transradial vs Transfemoral Access for Cerebral Angiography: A Randomized Noninferiority Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
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- Dual subclavian-brachiocephalic artery tortuosity and its impact on procedural efficiency in trans-radial access cerebral angiography: a retrospective cohort study.BMC neurology · 2026Article
- Utility of Bilateral Upper Extremity Arterial Access for Complex Neurovascular Intervention and Diagnostic Cervicocerebral Angiography: A Unique Single-Center Experience.Journal of neuroendovascular therapy · 2026Article
- Comprehensive Analysis of Neurologic Complications following Transradial Cerebral Angiography.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2025Article
- Procedure Dynamics in Transfemoral vs Transradial Cerebral Angiography: A Retrospective Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Article
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- Comparative study of the clinical value of digital subtraction angiography via femoral and radial arterial paths.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
- Therapeutic efficacy and complications of radial versus femoral access in endovascular treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms.The neuroradiology journal · 2023Article
- Trans-radial versus trans-femoral approach for cerebral angiography: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2023Article
- Complications and risk factors after digital subtraction angiography: 1-year single-center study.Journal of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery · 2022Article
- Analysis of the Effectiveness of Transradial Access Puncture in the Application of Complications and Comfort after Cerebral Angiography.Emergency medicine international · 2022Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND Cerebral angiography, or intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography (DSA), is a fluoroscopic imaging technique. In China, until recently, transfemoral access (TFA) has been used, rather than transradial access (TRA). This retrospective study aimed to compare transfemoral cerebral angiography (TFCA) with transradial cerebral angiography (TRCA) consecutively performed by the same operator, at a single center in China, to determine whether there were benefits from the shift from TFA to TRA in terms of efficiency, safety, and feasibility. MATERIAL AND METHODS A review of 1,048 cerebral angiograms in 980 patients was performed by a single operator from June 2014 to May 2018, including the TFA group (n=513) and the transradial access (TRA) group (n=535), and 39 patients underwent both TFA and TRA. The total procedure time, duration of fluoroscopy, catheterization success rate, image quality, length of stay in hospital, complications of the procedure, and patient preference were compared between the groups. RESULTS Compared with TFCA, TRCA resulted in significantly shorter total procedure time, a higher catheterization success rate, better image quality, and shorter duration of hospital stay (P<0.05). There was no significant difference between the TFA and TRA groups for cardiovascular, cerebral, and access site complications. Patients in the TRA group showed a significantly reduced fluoroscopy time at the early stages of operator training (P<0.05). Patient preference included TRA (76.74%), TFA (16.28%), and no preference (6.89%). CONCLUSIONS During four years at a single center, and with a single operator, TRCA was safe, feasible, and more rapid when compared with TFCA.
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