title: Peripheral use of detachable coils: expanding the boundaries of embolization.
abstract: Percutaneous embolization was introduced in the mid-'70s and is now an established therapeutic procedure in current medical practice. With the use of improved imaging techniques, smaller profile catheters and new tools, embolization boundaries are significantly expanded in the last decades. Detachable coils were initially introduced in neuroradiology and are now part of the everyday peripheral embolization armamentarium. Purpose of this review article is to present an overview of the expanded possibilities that this novel material is offering in the field of peripheral embolization procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy - mkrokidis@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Gianluigi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Orgera
authors.forename: Marcello A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tipaldi
authors.forename: Iftikhar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zaman
authors.forename: Tariq
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rebonato
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hatzidakis
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Miltiadis E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Krokidis
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans