Successful percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting for symptomatic intracranial vertebral artery stenosis using intravascular ultrasound virtual histology

Radiat Med. 2007 Jun;25(5):243-6. doi: 10.1007/s11604-007-0127-5. Epub 2007 Jun 27.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angiography
  • Angioplasty, Balloon / adverse effects
  • Angioplasty, Balloon / methods*
  • Histology*
  • Humans
  • Length of Stay
  • Male
  • Stents*
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*
  • Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
  • Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / therapy*