PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - W Taki
AU  - Y Yonekawa
AU  - H Iwata
AU  - A Uno
AU  - K Yamashita
AU  - H Amemiya
TI  - A new liquid material for embolization of arteriovenous malformations.
DP  - 1990 Jan 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 163--168
VI  - 11
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/11/1/163.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/11/1/163.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1990 Jan 01; 11
AB  - We have developed a liquid material for embolization of arteriovenous malformations that is a mixture of ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer and metrizamide dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide. Upon contact with blood, dimethyl sulfoxide rapidly diffuses into the blood and forms an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer elastic soft sponge that obstructs both the feeder and the nidus. The material, which is not adhesive, was used for embolization of three left cerebral arteriovenous malformations with satisfactory results.