Characterization of cerebral aneurysms for assessing risk of rupture by using patient-specific computational hemodynamics models

…, JE Burgess, RS Pergolizzi… - American Journal …, 2005 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hemodynamic factors are thought to play an important
role in the initiation, growth, and rupture of cerebral aneurysms. This report describes a pilot …

Serial intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging of brain shift

…, DT Gering, CF Westin, V Mehta, RS Pergolizzi Jr… - …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: A major shortcoming of image-guided navigational systems is the use of
preoperatively acquired image data, which does not account for intraoperative changes in brain …

Silent thromboembolic events associated with the treatment of unruptured cerebral aneurysms by use of Guglielmi detachable coils: prospective study applying …

…, J Farkas, GF Reinking, RS Pergolizzi… - American Journal …, 2001 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Aneurysm embolization using Guglielmi detachable coils (GDC)
is gaining increasing acceptance as a viable alternative to surgery in the treatment of …

Intra‐operative MR guidance during trans‐sphenoidal pituitary resection: Preliminary results

RS Pergolizzi Jr, A Nabavi, RB Schwartz… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The use of intra‐operative MR image guidance has the potential to improve the precision,
extent, and safety of trans‐sphenoidal pituitary resections. The trans‐sphenoidal approach to …

Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Intracranial Aneurysms:: Qualitative Comparison with Cerebral Angiography

JR Cebral, RS Pergolizzi Jr, CM Putman - Academic radiology, 2007 - Elsevier
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to determine whether
computational fluid dynamics modeling can correctly predict the location of the major intra-aneurysmal …

Rheolytic thrombectomy of the occluded internal carotid artery in the setting of acute ischemic stroke

…, RF Budzik, RS Pergolizzi… - American journal …, 2001 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Acute thromboembolic stroke complicated by ipsilateral
carotid occlusion may present both mechanical and inflow-related barriers to effective …

Intraoperative diffusion imaging on a 0.5 Tesla interventional scanner

…, A Nabavi, DF Kacher, RS Pergolizzi Jr… - Journal of magnetic …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Intraoperative line scan diffusion imaging (LSDI) on a 0.5 Tesla interventional MRI was
performed during neurosurgery in three patients. Diffusion trace images were obtained in acute …

[PDF][PDF] Neurosurgical procedures in a 0.5 tesla, open-configuration intraoperative MRI: Planning, visualization, and navigation

A Nabavi, DF Kacher, DT Gering, RS Pergolizzi… - Automedica, 2001 - researchgate.net
In neurosurgery, the direct visualization of intracranial pathology is of immeasurable value
for presurgical diagnosis and localization. Before the 1920’s localization depended on …

Intraarterial thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke

RF Budzik Jr, RS Pergolizzi… - Seminars in …, 2000 - thieme-connect.com
Stroke affects more than 700,000 people each year in the United States and is the third
leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer. It is the leading cause of health care …

Transsphenoidal pituitary resection with intraoperative MR guidance: Preliminary results

RS Pergolizzi Jr, RB Schwartz, L Hsu… - … Treatment of Tissue …, 1999 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The use of intraoperative MR image guidance has the potential to improve the precision,
extent and safety of transsphenoidal pituitary resections. At Brigham and Women's Hospital, an …