Platinum coil coatings to increase thrombogenicity: a preliminary study in rabbits.
The authors investigate a modification of the Gugliemi detachable coil. They have developed a rabbit model and coating technique to test differences in thrombogenicity of platinum coils with a variety of polyurethanes.
Ahuja
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Department of Neurological Surgery, State University of New York, Buffalo.
Hergenrother
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Strother
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Rappe
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Cooper
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Graves
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VB
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy*; D000818:Animals; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D010984:Platinum; D011817:Rabbits
D010984:Platinum