PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Miskolczi, László
AU  - Flaherty, James D.
AU  - Guterman, Lee R.
AU  - Hopkins, L. Nelson
TI  - Carbon Dioxide Column Angioscopy: A New Endovascular Imaging Technique
DP  - 2001 Nov 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1849--1853
VI  - 22
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/22/10/1849.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/22/10/1849.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2001 Nov 01; 22
AB  - Summary: A new angioscopic technique with a CO2 gas medium for prolonged viewing sessions in the carotid artery is described. A stationary column of CO2 gas, angled 17–30° subhorizontally and buoyed against a balloon catheter, can be safely maintained. During 10–20-min sessions in dogs, endothelia, thrombi, stent filaments, coils, and an intimal flap were visualized. This technique eliminates the need for continuous saline infusion, which has prevented the application of angioscopy in the carotid artery.