History
The technique that constitutes the basis for angiographic neurointerventions, and thus, interventional neuroradiology, was first developed in 1927 by the Portuguese physician Egas Moniz at the University of Lisbon to provide contrasted x-ray angiography in order to diagnose several kinds of nervous diseases, such as tumors, coronary heart disease and arteriovenous malformations. He is usually recognized as one of the pioneers in this field. Moniz performed the first cerebral angiogram in Lisbon in 1927.
In 2007, the specialty changed its name from Interventional Neuroradiology (INR) to Neurointerventional Surgery. The American Society of Interventional & Therapeutic Neuroradiology (ASITN) changed its name to Society of Neurointerventional Surgery (SNIS). Others have proposed redefining the field as "endovascular surgical neuroradiology."
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