RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Carbon Dioxide Column Angioscopy: A New Endovascular Imaging Technique
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1849
OP 1853
VO 22
IS 10
A1 László Miskolczi
A1 James D. Flaherty
A1 Lee R. Guterman
A1 L. Nelson Hopkins
YR 2001
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/22/10/1849.abstract
AB Summary: A new angioscopic technique with a CO2 gas medium for prolonged viewing sessions in the carotid artery is described. A stationary column of CO2 gas, angled 17–30° subhorizontally and buoyed against a balloon catheter, can be safely maintained. During 10–20-min sessions in dogs, endothelia, thrombi, stent filaments, coils, and an intimal flap were visualized. This technique eliminates the need for continuous saline infusion, which has prevented the application of angioscopy in the carotid artery.