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Initial experience with distal guide catheter placement in the treatment of cerebrovascular disease: clinical safety and efficacy
1 Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA 2 Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, ...
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Experimental evaluation of stent retrievers’ mechanical properties and effectiveness
Background Five randomized controlled trials recently appeared in the literature demonstrating that early mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke is significantly related to an ...
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Drug-coated balloons for the treatment of symptomatic intracranial atherosclerosis: initial experience and follow-up outcome
Correspondence to Professor Ju Han, Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250014, China; hanjujack{at}163.com Background The optimal treatment ...
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eTICI reperfusion: defining success in endovascular stroke therapy
Background Revascularization after endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke is measured by the Thrombolysis In Cerebral Infarction (TICI) scale, yet variability exists in scale definitions. We ...
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Advances in endovascular neuro-oncology: endovascular selective intra-arterial (ESIA) infusion of targeted biologic therapy for brain tumors
Background Malignant gliomas continue to have a poor clinical outcome with available therapies. In the past few years, new targeted biologic therapies have been studied, with promising results.
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Aneurysm treatment with the Woven EndoBridge (WEB) device in the combined population of two prospective, multicenter series: 5-year follow-up
Background Evaluating a new endovascular treatment for intracranial aneurysms must not only demonstrate short-term safety and efficacy, but also evaluate longer-term outcomes (eg, delayed ...
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Predictors for venous sinus stent retreatment in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Background Venous sinus stenting for dural sinus stenoses is an emerging alternative to cerebrospinal fluid diversion in cases of medically refractory idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Juxta-stent ...
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Safety and efficacy of aneurysm treatment with WEB in the cumulative population of three prospective, multicenter series
Background Flow disruption with the WEB is an innovative endovascular approach for treatment of wide-neck bifurcation aneurysms. Initial studies have shown a low complication rate with good efficacy.
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Cone-beam CT angiography (Dyna CT) for intraoperative localization of cerebral arteriovenous malformations
Background Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the brain are commonly treated in multimodality fashion, with endovascular embolization followed by surgical extirpation being one of the most ...
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Venous sinus stenting for idiopathic intracranial hypertension is not associated with cortical venous occlusion
Background The effect of dural venous sinus stenting has been investigated for the treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) but the effect of stenting on the long-term patency of the ...
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Surface modification of neurovascular stents: from bench to patient
Flow-diverting stents (FDs) for the treatment of cerebrovascular aneurysms are revolutionary. However, these devices require systemic dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) to reduce thromboembolic ...
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Two-color 3D–3D fusion of selective rotational cerebral angiograms: a novel approach to imaging in cerebrovascular neurosurgery
Correspondence to Dr Edward A M Duckworth, Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 7200 Cambridge St., Ste 9A, Houston, TX 77030, USA; duckwort{at}bcm.edu Background Since its ...