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ArticleInterventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences2026

Analysis of treatment cost differences in patients undergoing femoral versus radial access in outpatient diagnostic cerebral arteriograms.

Matthew C Findlay, Cordell M Baker, Sarah Childs, Diwas Gautam, Walid K Salah, Michael Bounajem, Evan Joyce, Karol P Budohoski, Craig Kilburg, Matthew D Alexander and 2 more

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Article in Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Radiolucent head immobilization during neurointerventional procedures: A pilot study from a single-institution experience.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Matthew C FindlaySchool of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Cordell M BakerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Sarah ChildsSchool of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Diwas GautamSchool of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Walid K SalahSchool of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Michael BounajemDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Evan JoyceDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Karol P BudohoskiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Craig KilburgDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Matthew D AlexanderDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7534-5842
Phillip TausskyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Ramesh GrandhiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9000-6083

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BackgroundOutpatient diagnostic cerebral arteriograms are the most common procedure in neuroendovascular surgery, and the use of transradial access for these studies is growing. Although transradial access has been associated with lower hospital costs for elective diagnostic and interventional neuroendovascular procedures, no study has compared transfemoral access and transradial access costs for a homogenous population of patients undergoing outpatient diagnostic cerebral arteriogram.MethodsIn this single-center retrospective study, the Value Driven Outcomes database was used to evaluate treatment costs for patients who underwent outpatient diagnostic cerebral arteriogram from January 2019 to December 2022. Propensity-score matching was performed to reduce confounders. Costs from each encounter were subcategorized into imaging, supplies, pharmacy, procedures, labs, and facility costs.ResultsAfter matching, 337 patients each for transradial access and transfemoral access were available for analysis. A total of 118,992 cost data points were associated with all encounters. Overall, per-visit costs were 15.2% cheaper for patients who underwent transradial access versus transfemoral access (

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Cerebral AngiographyFemoral ArteryHealth Care CostsRadial ArteryAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutpatientsRetrospective StudiesCerebral angiographycost effectivenessdigital subtraction angiographyendovascular proceduresfemoral arterypropensity-matchedradial artery

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PMID37817545
PMCPMC13304998

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