Intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) can occur anywhere within the dura mater.
Patients may be clinically asymptomatic or may experience symptoms ranging from mild …

Since its introduction in the mid-1990s, balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration
(BRTO) has become widely accepted in Japan as a minimally invasive, highly effective …

Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) has become the treatment of
choice for gastric varices at many institutions in Japan. However, in some cases that involve …

OBJECTIVE. Intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt is relatively rare and not well
recognized. Awareness of intrahepatic communications is important because they can cause …

The maxillary artery is a terminal branch of the external carotid artery. Although the main
maxillary artery trunk and most of its branches course within the extracranial space and supply …

Introduction Spinal ventral epidural arteriovenous fistulas (EDAVFs) are relatively rare spinal
vascular lesions. We investigated the angioarchitecture of spinal ventral EDAVFs and show …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Complete occlusion of intracranial aneurysms is the goal
of endovascular treatment and is influenced by several aneurysm-related anatomic factors. …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare the characteristics of shaped microcatheters,
including shapability, durability, and luminal changes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: …

OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and clarify the clinical significance
of CT scans of the inferior peripancreatic veins. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Forty-three …

Object. The authors compared the usefulness of three-dimensional (3D) reconstructed
computerized tomography (CT) angiography with 3D digital subtraction (DS) angiography in …