neurointervention

English

Etymology

neuro- +‎ intervention

Noun

neurointervention (plural neurointerventions)

1. (surgery) Any vascular treatment within the brain
   • 2016 January 6, “Spectral Imaging for Intracranial Stents and Stent Lumen”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     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