TY - JOUR
T1 - Estimating the proportion of intracranial aneurysms likely to be amenable to treatment with the pipeline embolization device
AU - Brinjikji, Waleed
AU - Cloft, Harry J.
AU - Fiorella, David
AU - Lanzino, Giuseppe
AU - Kallmes, David F.
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - Objective: A study was undertaken to estimate the fraction of intracranial aneurysms that might be amenable to treatment with the pipeline embolization device (PED), a current flow diverter device, and to determine the types of aneurysms that are probably not amenable to treatment with this device. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 200 consecutive intracranial aneurysms as seen on three-dimensional rotational angiography images was conducted. Based on aneurysm and parent artery morphology, four independent observers experienced in the use of the PED judged the likelihood that a given aneurysm could theoretically be treated with one or more PED using a 5-point scale: grades 1 and 2 indicated amenability to treatment with multiple devices; grade 3 indicated amenability to treatment with one device; and grades 4 and 5 indicated the aneurysm would not be amenable to treatment with the PED. Aneurysms were analyzed on the basis of anatomical factors only. Rupture status was not considered. Interobserver agreement was determined. Results: 94 of 200 aneurysms (47%) were judged to be likely to be amenable to treatment with the PED; 50 cases (25%) were judged to be amenable to the use of multiple overlapping devices while, in 44 cases (22%), coverage with a single device was preferred. There was a significant relationship between the location of the aneurysm and the grade of the aneurysm (p<0.0001). Conclusion: On the basis of anatomical configuration, nearly half of the aneurysms in this study were likely to be amenable to treatment with the PED.
AB - Objective: A study was undertaken to estimate the fraction of intracranial aneurysms that might be amenable to treatment with the pipeline embolization device (PED), a current flow diverter device, and to determine the types of aneurysms that are probably not amenable to treatment with this device. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 200 consecutive intracranial aneurysms as seen on three-dimensional rotational angiography images was conducted. Based on aneurysm and parent artery morphology, four independent observers experienced in the use of the PED judged the likelihood that a given aneurysm could theoretically be treated with one or more PED using a 5-point scale: grades 1 and 2 indicated amenability to treatment with multiple devices; grade 3 indicated amenability to treatment with one device; and grades 4 and 5 indicated the aneurysm would not be amenable to treatment with the PED. Aneurysms were analyzed on the basis of anatomical factors only. Rupture status was not considered. Interobserver agreement was determined. Results: 94 of 200 aneurysms (47%) were judged to be likely to be amenable to treatment with the PED; 50 cases (25%) were judged to be amenable to the use of multiple overlapping devices while, in 44 cases (22%), coverage with a single device was preferred. There was a significant relationship between the location of the aneurysm and the grade of the aneurysm (p<0.0001). Conclusion: On the basis of anatomical configuration, nearly half of the aneurysms in this study were likely to be amenable to treatment with the PED.
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U2 - 10.1136/neurintsurg-2011-010165
DO - 10.1136/neurintsurg-2011-010165
M3 - Article
C2 - 22140137
AN - SCOPUS:84871440632
SN - 1759-8478
VL - 5
SP - 45
EP - 48
JO - Journal of neurointerventional surgery
JF - Journal of neurointerventional surgery
IS - 1
ER -