What are the indications and contraindications for cerebral and spinal catheter angiography?
Indications for Cerebral Catheter Angiography
- • Cerebral artery aneurysm.
- • Subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- • Vasospasm.
- • Cerebral vascular malformation.
- • Intraparenchymal hemorrhage or intraventricular hemorrhage with suspicion for cerebral vascular malformation.
- • Acute ischemic stroke.
- • Vasculitis/vasculopathy.
- • Severe intracranial/extracranial vascular stenosis.
- • Traumatic cervical/cerebral vascular injury.
- • Severe epistaxis.
Indications for Spinal Catheter Angiography
- • Spinal vascular malformation.
- • Vertebral tumors.
Contraindications to Catheter Angiography
- • Platelet count <100,000 platelets/µL.
- • International normalized ratio (INR) <1.5.
- • Anaphylactic reaction to iodinated contrast material.
- • Unstable patient status.
- • Brain herniation with cranial nerve deficits.
