title: Platinum coil coatings to increase thrombogenicity: a preliminary study in rabbits.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, State University of New York, Buffalo.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ahuja
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Hergenrother
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Strother
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Rappe
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Graves
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy*; D000818:Animals; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D010984:Platinum; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D010984:Platinum