Open AccessThe effect of preoperative embolization and flow dynamics on resection of brain arteriovenous malformations
Author(s) -
Grace F Donzelli,
Jeffrey Nelson,
David McCoy,
Charles E. McCulloch,
Steven W. Hetts,
Matthew R Amans,
Christopher F. Dowd,
Van V. Halbach,
Randall T. Higashida,
Michael T. Lawton,
Helen Kim,
Daniel L Cooke
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.564
H-Index - 210
eISSN - 1933-0693
pISSN - 0022-3085
DOI - 10.3171/2019.2.jns182743
Subject(s) - medicine , embolization , arteriovenous malformation , intracranial arteriovenous malformations , neurosurgery , surgery , modified rankin scale , radiology , cerebral angiography , angiography , cardiology , ischemic stroke , ischemia
Preoperative embolization of brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) is performed to facilitate resection, although its impact on surgical performance has not been clearly defined. The authors tested for associations between embolization and surgical performance metrics.