BACKGROUND: The cerebrovascular discipline has undergone dramatic changes in recent
years. This has been made possible by the work of pioneers in the fields of neurosurgery …

BACKGROUND: During the past few years, the field of endovascular surgical
neuroradiology has been expanding. Neurosurgeons, radiologists, and neurologists are …

Endovascular technique represents an important, minimally invasive approach to treating
cerebrovascular disease. In this article, we discuss the origins of endovascular neurosurgery …

The fact that interventional neuroradiology, endovascular neurosurgery, and endovascular
surgical neuroradiology refer to the same subspecialty is a testament to the diversity seen …

Objective We sought to assess general aspects of endovascular neurosurgery training,
practice, and management for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms, arteriovenous …

Abstract FEW COULD HAVE imagined the tremendous growth of endovascular surgery over
the past 40 years. Endovascular therapy has greatly enhanced the care of the patient in …

Michael Chen, MD Thanh Nguyen, MD In 1998, the World Federation of Interventional and
Therapeutic Neuroradiology published fellowship guidelines for interventional …

Neurologists have a long history of involvement in cerebral angiography; however, the roots
of neurologist involvement in therapeutic endovascular procedures have not been …

The field of interventional neuroradiology was developed originally in the early 1960s when
Lussenhop, a neurosurgeon, described the technique of intravascular embolization of brain …

We in the neurosciences are blessed to stand on the shoulder of giants, giants whose
interesting stories come to light through their scientific writings. Too many histories rely …