Tailor-made shaping of microcatheters using three-dimensional printed vessel models for endovascular coil embolization

Stabilization of microcatheters during coiling after their optimal shaping are key factors for successful endovascular coil embolization of cerebral aneurysms. However, stabilization and optimal shaping of microcatheters are sometimes difficult. Our aim was to introduce “tailor-made” microcatheter shapes for coil embolization using three-dimensional (3D) printed vessel models.

Source: Computers in Biology and Medicine - August 1, 2016 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Toshihiro Ishibashi, Hiroyuki Takao, Takashi Suzuki, Ichiro Yuki, Shogo Kaku, Issei Kan, Kengo Nishimura, Tomoaki Suzuki, Mitsuyosi Watanabe, Kostadin Karagiozov, Yuichi Murayama Source Type: research