Successful percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting for symptomatic intracranial vertebral artery stenosis using intravascular ultrasound virtual histology

Katsutoshi Takayama; Toshiaki Taoka; Hiroyuki Nakagawa; Kaoru Myouchin; Takeshi Wada; Masahiko Sakamoto; Akio Fukusumi; Satoru Iwasaki; Shinichiro Kurokawa; Kimihiko Kichikawa

doi:10.1007/s11604-007-0127-5

Successful percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting for symptomatic intracranial vertebral artery stenosis using intravascular ultrasound virtual histology

Radiat Med. 2007 Jun;25(5):243-6. doi: 10.1007/s11604-007-0127-5. Epub 2007 Jun 27.

Authors

Katsutoshi Takayama¹, Toshiaki Taoka, Hiroyuki Nakagawa, Kaoru Myouchin, Takeshi Wada, Masahiko Sakamoto, Akio Fukusumi, Satoru Iwasaki, Shinichiro Kurokawa, Kimihiko Kichikawa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Ishinkai Yao General Hospital, 1-41 Numa, Yao, 581-0036, Japan. takayamaneuroivs@par.odn.ne.jp

PMID: 17581715
DOI: 10.1007/s11604-007-0127-5

Abstract

This is the first report of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of an intracranial artery applying intravascular ultrasound virtual histology (IVUS-VH), which has been recently developed for tissue characterization of coronary artery plaque. We report a case of successful PTA and stenting for symptomatic intracranial vertebral artery stenosis using IVUS-VH.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Angiography
Angioplasty, Balloon / adverse effects
Angioplasty, Balloon / methods*
Histology*
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Stents*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / therapy*