TABLE 3:

Actions taken after positive provocative test results

ActionNo.
Aborted embolization6*
Advanced catheter and embolization with NBCA5
Distal vessel protection and embolization with NBCA1
Embolization with particles1
Embolization with coils1
Embolization with NBCA after negative wake-up test1
Embolization with NBCA with less forceful injection1
  • * In two patients, the procedure was aborted after two consecutive positive results during advancement of a microcatheter.

  • In one patient, embolization was performed by advancing a microcatheter from the proximal positions where two positive results were obtained.