Interventional Radiology - Technical Note

Management of visceral artery embolization using 0.010-inch detachable microcoils

10.5152/dir.2014.13382

  • Masamichi Koganemaru,
  • Toshi Abe,
  • Masaaki Nonoshita,
  • Ryoji Iwamoto,
  • Masashi Kusumoto,
  • Asako Kuhara,
  • Tomoko Kugiyama

Received Date: 02.09.2013 Accepted Date: 29.10.2013 Diagn Interv Radiol 2014;20(4):345-348

Transcatheter coil embolization is used primarily to treat arterial hemorrhages, tumors, aneurysms, and vascular malformations. However, conventional microcatheter systems cannot always be employed in difficult cases. In this technical note, we describe how small-diameter primary coils and microcatheter tips that are thinner than normal can be used to increase the safety and reliability of coil embolization.