Endovascular Treatment of Posterior Circulation Cerebral Aneurysms By Using Guglielmi Detachable Coils: A 10-Year Single-Center Experience with Special Regard to Technical Development
Pasquale Mordasinia,
Gerhard Schrotha,
Raphael Guzmanb,
Alain Barthb,
Rolf W. Seilerb and
Luca Remondaa
a Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
b Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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FIG 1. Percentage of aneurysms occlusion rate according to sac size at completion of the initial embolization. Bars represent sac size: black < 7 mm; gray = 712 mm; white > 12 mm.
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FIG 2. Percentage of aneurysms occlusion rate according to sac size at final angiographic follow-up. Bars represent sac size: black < 7 mm; gray = 712 mm; white > 12 mm.
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FIG 3. Aneurysm morphology by group.
A, Percentage of aneurysm occlusion rate according to sac size at completion of the initial embolization in the early group before the introduction of 3D GDCs.
B, Percentage of aneurysm occlusion rate according to sac size at completion of the initial embolization in the early group after the introduction of 3D GDCs.
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FIG 4. Percentage of aneurysm occlusion rate for aneurysms >7 mm at completion of the initial embolization in the early group before the introduction of 3D GDC (group 1) and in the group after the introduction of 3D GDC (group 2).
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