PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Yoshimura, S.
AU  - Enomoto, Y.
AU  - Kitajima, H.
AU  - Yamada, J.
AU  - Kaku, Y.
AU  - Iwama, T.
TI  - Carotid-compression Technique for the Insertion of Guiding Catheters
DP  - 2006 Sep 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1710--1711
VI  - 27
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/8/1710.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/8/1710.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2006 Sep 01; 27
AB  - SUMMARY: Inserting a guiding catheter into a tortuous artery for neurointerventional procedures can be difficult. In our technique, the carotid artery is manually compressed to stabilize and/or straighten the inserted wire before advancing the guiding catheter. Although this technique is not risk-free and care must be taken to avoid vascular injury by excessive compression, it is useful for the insertion of a guiding catheter into the carotid artery.