Study of conformability of the new LEO PLUS stent to a curved vascular model using flat-panel detector computed tomography (DynaCT)

Neurosurgery

Volumn 64, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Valdivia y Alvarado, Miguel ^a   Ebrahimi, Nilou ^b   Benndorf, Goetz ^a,c  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

"Fish mouth"; Adverse mechanics; Conformability; LEO PLUS stent; Midsection flattening; Phenomenon

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFORMABILITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL TORSION; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EXPANDABLE STENT; STENT;

CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 62849120970     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000336304.26756.21     Document Type: Article

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