Sentences with phrase «called endovascular»

The doctors performed a procedure called endovascular treatment (ET), carefully suctioning out the clot through a catheter threaded from an artery in Evelyne's groin up to her brain.

Advances in radiology have made it possible for specially trained neurosurgeons, called endovascular neurosurgeons, to make repairs from within blood vessels using catheters and guide wires.

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«People also may experience more subtle signs, such as numbness and tingling, which may indicate what is commonly called a mini-stroke, or transient ischemic attack (TIA),» said Henry Woo, MD, Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Stony Brook University School of Medicine and endovascular neurosurgeon.