title: Successful percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting for symptomatic intracranial vertebral artery stenosis using intravascular ultrasound virtual histology.
abstract: This is the first report of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of an intracranial artery applying intravascular ultrasound virtual histology (IVUS-VH), which has been recently developed for tissue characterization of coronary artery plaque. We report a case of successful PTA and stenting for symptomatic intracranial vertebral artery stenosis using IVUS-VH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Ishinkai Yao General Hospital, 1-41 Numa, Yao, 581-0036, Japan. takayamaneuroivs@par.odn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Katsutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taoka
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Myouchin
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fukusumi
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
authors.forename: Kimihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kichikawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006653:Histology; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*