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Juan Pablo Cruz

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Verified email at med.puc.cl
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The Pfirrmann classification of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration: an independent inter-and intra-observer agreement assessment

…, P Cikutovic, M Cabezon, M Molina, JP Cruz - European Spine …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Grading inter-vertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is important in the evaluation of
many degenerative conditions, including patients with low back pain. Magnetic resonance …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients using support vector machine classifications of functional and diffusion MRI data

M Zurita, C Montalba, T Labbé, JP Cruz… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2018 - Elsevier
Multiple Sclerosis patients' clinical symptoms do not correlate strongly with structural
assessment done with traditional magnetic resonance images. However, its diagnosis and …

Enhancing brain lesions after endovascular treatment of aneurysms

JP Cruz, T Marotta, C O'Kelly… - American Journal …, 2014 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Complications of endovascular therapy of aneurysms mainly include aneurysm rupture and
thromboembolic events. The widespread use of MR imaging for follow-up of these patients …

The pipeline flow-diverting stent for exclusion of ruptured intracranial aneurysms with difficult morphologies

AR Martin, JP Cruz, CC Matouk, J Spears… - Operative …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The Pipeline Embolization Device (PED) is a flow-diverting stent that may
represent a new therapeutic tool for difficult-to-treat intracranial aneurysms, including those …

Efficacy of andrographolide in not active progressive multiple sclerosis: a prospective exploratory double-blind, parallel-group, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

E Ciampi, R Uribe-San-Martin, C Cárcamo, JP Cruz… - BMC neurology, 2020 - Springer
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic immune mediated disease and the progressive
phase appears to have significant neurodegenerative mechanisms. The classification of …

Perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage: when to stop imaging?

JP Cruz, D Sarma, L Noel de Tilly - Emergency radiology, 2011 - Springer
To evaluate the yield of digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and repeated follow-up
imaging in patients with initial pattern of perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage (PSAH) …

Tumor extravasation following a cement augmentation procedure for vertebral compression fracture in metastatic spinal disease: Report of 2 cases

JP Cruz, A Sahgal, C Whyne, MG Fehlings… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2014 - thejns.org
Balloon kyphoplasty (BKP) has been proven to be safe and effective in the management of
pathological vertebral compression fracture (VCF) due to metastatic spinal disease. The most …

The impact of a two-year long COVID-19 public health restriction program on mechanical thrombectomy outcomes in a stroke network

R Rivera, C Amudio, JP Cruz, E Brunetti… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic public
health restrictions on our drip and ship mechanical thrombectomy program in Santiago …

Portal biliopathy: a multitechnique imaging approach

C Besa, JP Cruz, A Huete, F Cruz - Abdominal imaging, 2012 - Springer
Portal biliopathy (PB) is a disorder characterized by biliary ductal and gallbladder wall
abnormalities seen in patients with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. These abnormalities …

Endovascular treatment simulations using a novel in vitro brain arteriovenous malformation model based on three-dimensional printing millifluidic technology

R Rivera, A Cespedes, JP Cruz… - Interventional …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Brain arteriovenous malformations (bAVM) are complex vascular diseases.
Several models have been used to simulate endovascular treatments; thus in vitro models have …