Nonsurgical placement of arterial endoprostheses: a new technique using nitinol wire.
- 1 April 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 147 (1) , 261-263
- https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.147.1.6828742
Abstract
A new type of endovascular prosthesis was developed using a unique metal alloy (nitinol) with a heat-sensitive memory. Nitinol wire coil grafts were straightened in ice water and passed into the canine aorta via catheter, where they reformed into their original shapes. Follow-up aortograms demonstrated long-term patency with minimal thrombus formation. Nitinol endovascular coil grafts may eventually be used in the nonsurgical treatment of several forms of vascular disease.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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