Abstract
Successful therapeutic embolization, i.e., catheter-based occlusion of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) using liquid embolic agents requires precise knowledge of highly variant AVM architecture, blood flow velocity, and transit times through the AVM fistulae. In this study we tried to visualize both the AVM vascular substructure and dynamics of discrete microdroplets traveling through the AVM using a single injection composed of both soluble and non-soluble contrast material. The contrast injection is traced with high-speed digital subtraction angiography. This novel technique serves as a valuable diagnostic tool to the interventionist prior to embolization of the AVM.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Advances in Bioengineering |
Editors | R.J. Furness |
Pages | 53-54 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Volume | 39 |
State | Published - Dec 1 1998 |
Event | Proceedings of the 1998 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition - Anaheim, CA, USA Duration: Nov 15 1998 → Nov 20 1998 |
Other
Other | Proceedings of the 1998 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition |
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City | Anaheim, CA, USA |
Period | 11/15/98 → 11/20/98 |