2017
Cerebral aneurysm neck diameter is an independent predictor of progressive occlusion after stent-assisted coiling
Nakazaki M, Nonaka T, Nomura T, Onda T, Yonemasu Y, Takahashi A, Hashimoto Y, Honda O, Oka S, Sasaki M, Daibo M, Honmou O. Cerebral aneurysm neck diameter is an independent predictor of progressive occlusion after stent-assisted coiling. Acta Neurochirurgica 2017, 159: 1313-1319. PMID: 28488070, DOI: 10.1007/s00701-017-3199-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent-assisted coilingProgressive occlusionIndependent predictorsOcclusion gradeNeck diameterNeuroform stentsMultivariate logistic regression analysisMultivariate logistic regression modelCurve analysisAneurysm neck diameterMean volume embolization ratioLogistic regression analysisCharacteristic curve analysisROC curve analysisLogistic regression modelsMedian neck diameterResidual aneurysmUnivariate analysisOdds ratioVolume embolization ratioAneurysmsCerebral aneurysms
2016
Double balloon protection during carotid artery stenting for vulnerable carotid stenosis reduces the incidence of new brain lesions
Nakazaki M, Nonaka T, Takahashi A, Yonemasu Y, Nomura T, Onda T, Honda O, Hashimoto Y, Ohnishi H, Sasaki M, Daibo M, Honmou O. Double balloon protection during carotid artery stenting for vulnerable carotid stenosis reduces the incidence of new brain lesions. Acta Neurochirurgica 2016, 158: 1377-1386. PMID: 27138330, DOI: 10.1007/s00701-016-2816-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble balloon protectionCarotid artery stentingDistal balloon protectionDistal filter protectionBalloon protectionCarotid stenosisNew lesionsFilter protectionDistal protectionDiffusion-weighted imaging studiesNew brain lesionsProximal balloon occlusionResultsSixty-four patientsIndependent significant factorsPosterior cervical musclesLogistic regression analysisT1-weighted imagesIschemic complicationsEmbolic complicationsArtery stentingBalloon occlusionCervical musclesDWI findingsTarget lesionsOdds ratio