Fig 2. Anteroposterior left carotid angiograms in case 7. A, Angiogram obtained before the procedure showing total occlusion of the left internal carotid artery (ICA). B, Angiogram obtained during the procedure demonstrating the microsnare (In-Time, arrow) and proximal ICA blockade by inflation of the coaxial balloon (arrowheads). C and D, Angiograms obtained immediately after the procedure showing complete recanalization of the ICA, without distal embolization. Some branches of the MCA do not fill, and filling of the MCA is slow compared with that of the anterior cerebral artery (D).