2013
Reduction of Coil Mass Artifacts in High-Resolution Flat Detector Conebeam CT of Cerebral Stent-Assisted Coiling
van der Bom I, Hou S, Puri A, Spilberg G, Ruijters D, van de Haar P, Carelsen B, Vedantham S, Gounis M, Wakhloo A. Reduction of Coil Mass Artifacts in High-Resolution Flat Detector Conebeam CT of Cerebral Stent-Assisted Coiling. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2013, 34: 2163-2170. PMID: 23721899, PMCID: PMC5260828, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetal artifact reductionArtifact reductionAngiographic C-arm systemComplementary spatial informationStent-assisted coilingMass artifactsC-arm systemMetal artifact reduction algorithmNeurovascular stentsImage qualityHost arteryHigh X-ray absorptionArtifact reduction algorithmStent-assisted coil embolizationSpatial informationReduction algorithmX-ray absorptionReductionStructureMaterials
2012
Wingspan experience in the treatment of symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease after antithrombotic failure
Samaniego E, Tari-Capone F, Linfante I, Silva C, Spilberg G, Gounis M, Wakhloo A, Dabus G. Wingspan experience in the treatment of symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease after antithrombotic failure. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2012, 5: 302. PMID: 22544819, DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2012-010321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic diseaseIntracranial atherosclerotic diseaseWingspan systemPeriprocedural complicationsHemorrhagic strokeAtherosclerotic diseaseAggressive medical therapyFatal hemorrhagic strokeTransient ischemic attackCohort of patientsIschemic attackVascular deathAntithrombotic medicationAntithrombotic therapyRevascularization strategySymptomatic patientsMedical therapyClinical outcomesDay incidenceStent stenosisIntracranial stentingPatientsDemographic dataStrokeStentingThe Effect of Intracranial Stent Implantation on the Curvature of the Cerebrovasculature
King R, Chueh J, van der Bom I, Silva C, Carniato S, Spilberg G, Wakhloo A, Gounis M. The Effect of Intracranial Stent Implantation on the Curvature of the Cerebrovasculature. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2012, 33: 1657-1662. PMID: 22538075, PMCID: PMC7964771, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurovascular stentsStent implantationCenterlineIntracranial stent implantationCone-beam CT datasetsWide-neck aneurysmsLocal hemodynamicsUse of stentsPre-implantation valuesCoil embolizationStent lengthBrain aneurysmsIntracranial stentingVessel curvatureCoil packingImplanted arteryRCAneurysmsDifferent locationsStentsParent vesselImplantationRotational angiographyCurvatureClosed-Cell Stent for Coil Embolization of Intracranial Aneurysms: Clinical and Angiographic Results
Wakhloo A, Linfante I, Silva C, Samaniego E, Dabus G, Etezadi V, Spilberg G, Gounis M. Closed-Cell Stent for Coil Embolization of Intracranial Aneurysms: Clinical and Angiographic Results. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2012, 33: 1651-1656. PMID: 22492570, PMCID: PMC7964770, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial aneurysmsMRS scoreProcedure-related mortalityPermanent neurologic deficitsWide-neck aneurysmsAntiplatelet treatmentNeurologic deficitsConsecutive patientsAngiographic resultsClinical outcomesEndovascular treatmentNeurologic examinationCoil embolizationRuptured aneurysmsInclusion criteriaStent stenosisCell stentsUnruptured aneurysmsAneurysm occlusionPatientsAneurysmsRecanalizationSACEMortalityTreatmentEndovascular Treatment of Tentorial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae
Wajnberg E, Spilberg G, Rezende M, Abud D, Kessler I, Mounayer C. Endovascular Treatment of Tentorial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae. Interventional Neuroradiology 2012, 18: 60-68. PMID: 22440602, PMCID: PMC3312091, DOI: 10.1177/159101991201800108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTentorial dural arteriovenous fistulaDural arteriovenous fistulaEndovascular treatmentIntracranial hemorrhageArteriovenous fistulaIntracranial dural arteriovenous fistulasComplex dural arteriovenous fistulaRare vascular diseaseAggressive treatmentEndovascular approachVenous routeArterial approachIntraparenchymal hematomaVascular diseaseComplete cureTransvenous approachComplete obliterationTransarterial routeHigh riskPatientsAnatomical dispositionFistulaCombined procedureTreatmentHemorrhage