Tag: endovascular
Endovascular treatment of brain aneurysms—is under 5mm a ‘go’ or ‘no-go’...
In light of recently presented and generally positive findings from the COAST study, which deemed coiling to be safe in the treatment of small...
Nick Hopkins, 1943–2024: neurointerventional community mourns pioneer and “force of nature”...
Leo Nelson (Nick) Hopkins, a world-renowned surgeon, researcher and innovator who played a pioneering role in modern neurosurgery’s shift from open- to endovascular-first techniques,...
Synchron acquires equity stake in Acquandas
Endovascular brain-computer interface (BCI) technology firm Synchron has announced the acquisition of an equity stake in Acquandas—a leading technology provider specialising in state-of-the-art, high-precision components...
Open and endovascular surgery recommended over ligation in ruptured extracranial carotid...
Both open and endovascular surgical approaches are likely to produce improved outcomes compared to ligation in the treatment of ruptured extracranial carotid artery aneurysms....
Systematic review queries how far PPTA aneurysm management is along “the...
A systematic review and analysis published in the journal Interventional Neuroradiology has examined how far along “the right path” management paradigms for persistent primitive trigeminal artery...
Study indicates safety of novel transmural access to carotid artery perivascular...
A transmural approach for accessing the perivascular tissues of the cervical carotid artery has been deemed safe following initial evaluations in a swine model.
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Researchers develop injectable biomaterial with potential in endovascular aneurysm treatment
Researchers in the USA have developed an injectable, ‘toothpaste-like’ biomaterial that may offer promise in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms as an alternative to...
Increased coiling rate suggests shift towards endovascular techniques during COVID-19 pandemic
A global study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (JNNP) has revealed that, while ruptured aneurysm clipping rates remained largely unchanged,...
Isil Saatci
Isil Saatci has been practising interventional neuroradiology (INR) in Ankara, Turkey for almost the entirety of her career—initially at Hacettepe University, where she also...
First US Stentrode implant heralds new field in neurointerventional surgery
Following the first endovascular implantation of Synchron’s Stentrode brain-computer interface (BCI) device in the USA, physicians have highlighted the wider significance of this breakthrough...
Synchron announces first human brain-computer interface implant in the USA
Synchron has announced the first human brain-computer interface (BCI) implant in the USA. This procedure represents a significant technological milestone for scalable BCI devices...
Pedro Lylyk
Pedro Lylyk’s work and achievements in the neurosurgical field have spanned several decades, and range from a momentous intracranial stent placement in 1996, to...
Synchron given green light to begin US study of endovascular brain-computer...
The Stentrode motor neuroprosthesis, developed by Synchron, has taken another step towards becoming the world’s first commercially available, endovascular brain-computer interface (BCI) technology after...
Treatment of asymptomatic carotid bifurcation occlusive disease and potential role of...
Peter A Schneider (San Francisco, USA) discusses the role stenting can play, alongside the existing best medical therapy, in treating asymptomatic carotid disease patients.
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A robotic future for the neurovascular field is deemed feasible
Does the shift away from open surgical vascular procedures towards percutaneous interventions favour a rise in the use of robotics? Gavin Britz (Houston Methodist...
Endovantage gains US FDA 510(k) clearance for Surgicalpreview
Endovantage has announced receiving 510(k) clearance from the US FDA for Surgicalpreview, its preoperative planning system for the endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms.
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