Intraoperative angiography should be standard in cerebral aneurysm surgery.
Intraoperative angiography (IOA) has proven to be a safe and effective adjunct to surgical repair of cerebral aneurysms. Substantial practice variation exists regarding use of this modality in different centers, including use of IOA routinely, selectively, or rarely. In this editorial, we discuss our experience and review the existing literature to develop an argument for routine use of IOA during cerebral aneurysm surgery.
Friedman
Jonathan A
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Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Bryan, TX 77802 USA. jafriedman@medicine.tamhsc.edu
Kumar
Ravi
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D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*