neurointervention

English

Etymology

neuro- +‎ intervention

Noun

neurointervention (plural neurointerventions)

(surgery) Any vascular treatment within the brain
- 2016 January 6, “Spectral Imaging for Intracranial Stents and Stent Lumen”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0145999:
  Because of the increasing use of intracranial stents in neurointervention, some studies have indicated that up to 25%–35% of patients with intracranial stents for atherosclerotic arterial stenoses had in-stent restenosis.

Related terms

neurointerventionist

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