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Packing Performance of Helical Guglielmi Detachable Coil (GDC) 18 in Intracranial Aneurysms: A Comparison with Helical GDC 10 Coils and Complex Trufill/Orbit Coils

M. Sluzewski and W.J. van Rooij
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2007, 28 (7) 1384-1387; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0557
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    Aneurysm volume and relevant packing results of 32 aneurysms treated with GDC 18 coils compared with 32 volume-matched controls treated with GDC 10 coils

    GDC 18GDC 10P value (t test)
    Number of aneurysms3232
    Aneurysm volume.96
        Mean329 mm3333 mm3
        Median297.5 mm3309 mm3
        Range34–1333 mm335–1377 mm3
        SD230 mm3237 mm3
    Largest aneurysm diameter
        Mean10.2 mm9.9 mm
        Median10 mm9.5 mm
        Range4–20 mm4–20 mm
    Packing
        Mean24.2%18.3%<.0001
        Median24.5%19.0%
        Range11%–32%9–33%
        SD4.97%4.76%
    Σ Aneurysm volumes10 542 mm310 643 mm3
    Σ Inserted coil length2436 cm3419 cm
    Coil length per mm3 aneurysm volume0.23 cm0.32 cm
    Mean coil length per aneurysm per mm30.233 cm0.345 cm<.0001
    Total number of coils145223
    Mean number of coils per aneurysm4.57.0.005
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    Clinical and follow-up characteristics of 32 aneurysms treated with GDC 18 coils compared with 32 volume-matched controls treated with GDC 10 coils

    GDC 18GDC 10P value (t test)
    Number of aneurysms3232
    Woman/man27/520/12
    Median age59.5 years54.5 years
    Anterior circulation2921
    Posterior circulation311
    Ruptured/unruptured22/1027/5
    Procedural morbidity1 (3.1%)1 (3.1%)1.0
    Procedural rupture1 (3.1%)01.0
    Angiographic follow-up26 (81%)28 (88%)
    Mean angiographic follow-up12.7 months15.0 months
    Additional treatments2 of 26 (8%)4 of 28 (14%).74
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    Aneurysm volume and relevant packing results of 35 aneurysms treated with helical GDC 18 coils compared with 35 volume-matched controls treated with complex Trufill/Orbit coils

    GDC 18Trufill/OrbitP value (t test)
    Number of aneurysms3535
    Aneurysm volume.98
        Mean297 mm3295 mm3
        Median400 mm3406.5 mm3
        Range26–1450 mm327–1504 mm3
        SD327 mm3383 mm3
    Largest aneurysm diameter
        Mean10.3 mm9.6 mm
        Median10 mm10 mm
        Range4–22 mm4–17 mm
    Packing.15
        Mean23.1%25.1%
        Median24%25%
        Range8%–33%11%–36%
        SD5.98%5.67%
    Σ Aneurysm volumes14 002 mm314 229 mm3
    Σ Inserted coil length2794 cm4446 cm
    Coil length per mm3 aneurysm volume0.20 cm0.31 cm
    Mean coil length per aneurysm per mm30.224 cm0.339 cm<.0001
    Total number of coils157238
    Mean number of coils per aneurysm4.56.8.0024
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    Clinical and follow-up characteristics of 35 aneurysms treated with GDC 18 coils compared with 35 volume-matched controls treated with Trufill/Orbit coils

    GDC 18Trufill/OrbitP value (t test)
    Number of aneurysms3535
    Woman/man27/819/16
    Median age58 years56 years
    Anterior circulation3224
    Posterior circulation311
    Ruptured/unruptured25/1027/8
    Procedural morbidity101.0
    Procedural rupture20.5
    Angiographic follow-up27 (77%)29 (83%)
    Mean angiographic follow-up6.4 months7.0 months
    Additional treatments5 of 27 (19%)4 of 29 (14%).9
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Packing Performance of Helical Guglielmi Detachable Coil (GDC) 18 in Intracranial Aneurysms: A Comparison with Helical GDC 10 Coils and Complex Trufill/Orbit Coils
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