BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Degenerative changes are commonly found in spine
imaging but often occur in pain-free individuals as well as those with back pain. We sought to …

Methods A hybrid approach based on established processes described by Glaser15 and by
the National Institutes of Health (http://prevention. nih. gov/cdp/about. aspx) 16 was used to …

… PI at enrolling site for SAPPHIRE (Stenting and Angioplasty with Protection in Patients and
HIgh Risk for Endarterectomy) registry sponsored by Cordis Endovascular , and Dr Kallmes …

Background Vertebroplasty is commonly used to treat painful, osteoporotic vertebral
compression fractures. Methods In this multicenter trial, we randomly assigned 131 patients who …

Background and Purpose— We report a preclinical study of a new endoluminal device for
aneurysm occlusion to test the hypothesis that the device, even without use of intrasaccular …

PURPOSE To describe a technique for percutaneous vertebroplasty of osteoporotic vertebral
body compression fractures and to report early results of its use. METHODS The technique …

Purpose To determine if repeated intravenous exposures to gadolinium-based contrast
agents (GBCAs) are associated with neuronal tissue deposition. Materials and Methods In this …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Flow diverters are increasingly used in the endovascular
treatment of intracranial aneurysms. Our aim was to determine neurologic complication rates …

Purpose To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Pipeline Embolization Device (PED;
ev3/Covidien, Irvine, Calif) in the treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms. Materials …

OBJECTIVE To identify and define clinical associations and radiologic findings of posterior
reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES). PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients …