Transbrachial approach with turn over technique for selective cerebral angiography--technical note.
A new technique to obtain selective internal carotid, external carotid and vertebral artery angiograms through the transbrachial route using a special 4-Fr long catheter and long guidewire positioned by a turn over technique is described. The technique was used in 25 geriatric patients to obtain angiograms without persistent complications.
Touho
H
H
Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka Neurological Institute.
Karasawa
J
J
Ohnishi
H
H
Nakase
H
H
Watabe
Y
Y
Yamada
K
K
Seno
M
M
Sato
N
N
Takaoka
M
M
Komatsu
T
T
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001916:Brachial Artery; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans