Flow Diverter Therapy With the Pipeline Embolization Device Is Associated With an Elevated Rate of Delayed Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery Lesions | Zendy

Mina G. Safain | Zendy; Marie Roguski | Zendy; Robert S. Heller | Zendy; Adel M. Malek | Zendy

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Flow Diverter Therapy With the Pipeline Embolization Device Is Associated With an Elevated Rate of Delayed Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery Lesions

Author(s) -

Mina G. Safain,

Marie Roguski,

Robert S. Heller,

Adel M. Malek

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.115.010522

Subject(s) - fluid attenuated inversion recovery , medicine , aneurysm , embolization , radiology , stent , magnetic resonance imaging , occlusion , nuclear medicine , fusiform aneurysm , surgery

Flow diversion using the Pipeline Embolization Device is reported as a safe treatment of aneurysms. Complete aneurysm occlusion, however, occurs in a delayed fashion with initial persistent filling of the aneurysm dome. We hypothesized that this transflow across metallic struts may be associated with thromboembolic events.

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