SMART coils for intracranial aneurysm repair – a single center experience

Abstract Background Due to uniform stiffness of standard platinum coils, dense packing of intracranial aneurysms can be difficult to achieve, since stiffer coils can cause microcatheter prolapse or coil migration. SMART coils have a varying softness along the length of the coils to improve deliverab...

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Main Authors: Behme Daniel, Sack Henrik, Tsogkas Ioannis, Rohde Veit, Psychogios Marios-Nikos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-1623-9