Platinum Service
Photos of a successful cerebral aneurysm repair with detachable platinum coils utilizing a minimally invasive endovascular approach.
"The interventional neuroradiologist inserts a tube, called a catheter, into an artery in the leg. This catheter is then maneuvered through the body to the aneurysm's position. Once in position, the radiologist places one or more small coils through the catheter into the aneurysm. The body responds by forming a blood clot around the coil blocking off the aneurysm."
The CT scan:
The 3D angiogram:
Threading the catheter from the groin all the way up to the brain:
Placing the coils:
The final result:
A young life saved. That is one cool procedure.
"The interventional neuroradiologist inserts a tube, called a catheter, into an artery in the leg. This catheter is then maneuvered through the body to the aneurysm's position. Once in position, the radiologist places one or more small coils through the catheter into the aneurysm. The body responds by forming a blood clot around the coil blocking off the aneurysm."
The CT scan:
The 3D angiogram:
Threading the catheter from the groin all the way up to the brain:
Placing the coils:
The final result:
A young life saved. That is one cool procedure.
posted by scalpel at 8:08 AM
10 Comments:
I also enjoy embolization of AVM - now who would ever think that injecting powdered tungsten with superglue and shooting it into the brain circulation might be a good idea?
So ... what was the thing in the guy's throat??
Wow that is cool!
That is very cool.
Whoa. Amazing.
Is this the same patient whose wife wondered if his condition was "serious"?
It is cool, isn't it?...the technology of neurosurgery has changed so much in the last 12 years, its amazing what can be done in the INR suite.
All patient cases reported on this blog are fictionalized composites of hypothetical patients, and are for entertainment or teaching purposes only. Any similarity to actual patients is purely coincidental.
But yeah.
doc my mom had something similar to that done. instead of platinum they inflated tiny balloons in her decaying artery
I've stood in on one of those procedures. It was extremely cool to see, although wearing a lead coat and standing for 6 hours became tiring
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