PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Berenstein, Alex
TI  - Flow-Controlled Silicone Fluid Embolization
DP  - 1980 Mar 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 161--166
VI  - 1
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/1/2/161.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/1/2/161.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1980 Mar 01; 1
AB  - Flow-controlled silicone fluid embolization is a technique that can be useful in situations where selective injection cannot be achieved, but where the proximal part of the feeding vessel must be preserved. It consists of a modified double-lumen balloon catheter and silicone fluid made radiopaque with tantalum powder with a predetermined viscosity and vulcanization time. Flow control by manipulation of the balloon in the proximal artery permits the distribution of emboli to desired sites in distal arteries. A case is described and other details offered about this technique that may be valuable for special situations.