PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Fanning, N.F.
AU  - Pedroza, A.
AU  - Willinsky, R.A.
AU  - terBrugge, K.G.
TI  - Segmental Artery Exchange Technique for Stable 4F Guiding-Catheter Positioning in Embolization of Spinal Vascular Malformations
DP  - 2007 May 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 875--876
VI  - 28
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/28/5/875.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/28/5/875.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2007 May 01; 28
AB  - SUMMARY: For anatomic and technical reasons, it is often difficult to achieve guiding-catheter stability in the segmental arteries during embolization of spinal vascular lesions. We have developed a segmental artery exchange technique using a thin-walled 4F nontapered catheter that is safe and achieves a stable guiding-catheter position. This catheter accommodates both the flow-guided and variable-stiffness microcatheters, allowing selective catheterization and treatment of spinal vascular lesions.