title: A novel microcatheter-delivered, highly-flexible and fully-retrievable stent, specifically designed for intracranial use. Technical note.
abstract: A new microcatheter-delivered, highly-flexible, fully-retrievable intracranial stent has been developed in order to facilitate the endovascular treatment of wide-necked aneurysms, though it might also prove useful for other intracranial pathology. The nitinol stent has radiopaque proximal and distal markers, is available in a wide range of sizes and is as flexible as a micro-guidewire. It is electrolytically detached, allowing retrieval even after full deployment. The stent is compatible with all currently available embolic agents and does not degrade MR images.
authors.affiliation: Klinik fuer Radiologie und Neuroradiologie, Alfried Krupp Krankenhaus, Essen; Germany - HHHenkes@aol.com.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Henkes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Flesser
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brew
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miloslavski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Doerfler
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Felber
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Monstadt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kuehne