Phase-contrast MRI versus numerical simulation to quantify hemodynamical changes in cerebral aneurysms after flow diverter treatment.

Cerebral aneurysms are a major risk factor for intracranial bleeding with devastating consequences for the patient. One recently established treatment is the implantation of flow-diverters (FD). Methods to predict their treatment success before or directly after implantation are not well investigate...

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Main Authors: Sergey Sindeev, Philipp Georg Arnold, Sergey Frolov, Sascha Prothmann, Dieter Liepsch, Andrea Balasso, Philipp Berg, Stephan Kaczmarz, Jan Stefan Kirschke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5755883?pdf=render