title: Current status of neurointerventional activities in Korea.
abstract: Neurointervention which deals with neurovascular disease in brain, head-and-neck and spines are one of the rapidly evolving medical fields. Several indices representing neurointerventional activities are still increasing year-by-year in Korea. We review current trend in major neurovascular diseases requiring usage of specific medical devices and some issues related to administrative process of the government approval.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong-Moon
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seon Moon
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Eun Hye
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dong-Geun
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jae Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: Dae Chul
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Suh
keywords: Angiomachine; Devices; Neurointervention
references.citation: Neurointervention. 2013 Feb;8(1):3-8
references.pmid: 23515458