PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - M.J. Binning AU - P. Yashar AU - D. Orion AU - E.F. Hauck AU - E.I. Levy AU - L.N. Hopkins AU - A.H. Siddiqui TI - Use of the Outreach Distal Access Catheter for Microcatheter Stabilization during Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformation Embolization AID - 10.3174/ajnr.A2547 DP - 2011 Jul 14 TA - American Journal of Neuroradiology 4099 - http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2011/07/14/ajnr.A2547.short 4100 - http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2011/07/14/ajnr.A2547.full AB - SUMMARY: The Outreach DAC is an intermediate-sized catheter designed for use with the Merci clot retriever in acute stroke. We investigated its utility as an adjunctive device during AVM pedicle embolization. In the authors' opinion, the DAC provided additional guide-catheter and microcatheter support, improved selective angiographic visualization of AVM angioarchitecture, aided microcatheter removal from its embedded position in the AVM Onyx cast, and enhanced local microcatheter control and safety, compared with embolization with the guide and microcatheter alone.