Animal | Patent AVM | 2-P-HEMA Concentration | Injection Location and Volume (mL) | Injection Speed (mL/mim) | Occlusion of Embolized Nidus Compartment | Complications Detected at Angiography | Postembolization MR Imaging and CT Finding | Time of Follow-Up Angiography and Nidus Occlusion |
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1 | Yes | Pure | PA, 0.6; RA, 0.4 | 0.1 | PA complete, RA complete | None | Partial infarction in right hemisphere, no 2-P-HEMA in brain vessels | At 1 and 8 mo: PA complete, RA complete |
2 | Yes | Pure | PA, 0.4 | 0.4 | PA complete | Vasospasm | Normal | At 3 mo: complete; at 5 mo: partial recanalization |
3 | Yes | Pure | PA, 0.7; RA, 0.4 | 0.1 | PA complete, RA complete | None | Normal | At 2 and 7 mo: PA complete, RA complete |
4 | Yes | Pure | PA, 0.6 | 0.1 | PA complete | None | Normal | At 1 and 6 mo: complete |
5 | Yes | Pure | PA, 0.5 | 0.1 | PA complete | None | Normal | At 2 and 6 mo: complete |
6 | Yes | Pure | PA, 0.8 | 0.1 | PA complete | None | Normal | At 1 and 8 mo: complete |
7 | Yes | 50% | PA. 0.6 | 0.1 | PA incomplete | Embolic events | Infarction in right hemisphere, 2-P-HEMA in brain vessels | At 15 h: incomplete |
* To make pure 2-P-HEMA, 11% 2-P-HEMA by volume was dissolved in 89% ethenol by volume. To make 50% 2-P-HEMA, 5.5% 2-P-HEMA by volume was dissolved in 79.5% ethanbol boy volume. Sterilized 2-P-HEMA (1 mL) was mixed with tungsten (0.005 g).