| Is a Head CT Necessary After Uncomplicated Coiling of Unruptured Intracranial Aneuryms? | |
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PMID: 22243992 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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In this study, we sought to determine whether routine head computed tomographies (CTs) after uncomplicated coil embolization of intracranial aneurysms can add any significant clinical value. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 139 patients with unruptured aneurysms who underwent 150 elective coiling procedures between January 2008 and June 2010. A total of 6 head CTs were obtained emergently after intraprocedural complications and 122 head CTs were obtained routinely after uncomplicated coil embolization of intracranial aneurysms. RESULTS: The 122 head CTs that were obtained routinely after uncomplicated coil embolization of unruptured intracranial aneurysms did not show any acute or subacute changes. CONCLUSION: A head CT after uncomplicated coil embolization of an intracranial aneurysm does not add any significant clinical value and should not be ordered routinely. J Neuroimaging 2012;XX:1-2. |
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Mouhammad A Jumaa; Amin Aghaebrahim; Syed F Zaidi; Brian Jankowitz; Tudor G Jovin; Michael B Horowitz |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-1-13 |
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Title: Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging Volume: - ISSN: 1552-6569 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-1-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9102705 Medline TA: J Neuroimaging Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 by the American Society of Neuroimaging. |
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From the UPMC Stroke Institute, Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (MAJ, AA, SFZ, TGJ); Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (BJ, MBH). |
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