PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Piotin, Michel
AU  - Iijima, Akira
AU  - Wada, Hajime
AU  - Moret, Jacques
TI  - Increasing the Packing of Small Aneurysms with Complex-Shaped Coils: An In Vitro Study
DP  - 2003 Aug 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1446--1448
VI  - 24
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/24/7/1446.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/24/7/1446.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2003 Aug 01; 24
AB  - Summary: Nine embolization experiments of a silicone aneurysm model were conducted by using helical and complex-shaped coils. Coils were introduced up to the point when the adjunct of a supplementary coil caused protrusion into the parent vessel. Packing ratios (volume of coils-aneurysm volume) ranged between 31% and 38%. Optimal packing was achieved with complex-shaped coils used in a concentric fashion. The complex-shaped coils allowed a better aneurysm filling than did helical coils.