Second-Generation Hydrogel Coils for the Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms: A Randomized Controlled

Christian A Taschner1, René Chapot2, Vincent Costalat2

  • 1From the Department of Neuroradiology (C.A.T., H.U., S.E.) and Clinical Trials Unit (E.G.), Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Germany; Department of Intracranial Endovascular Therapy, Alfried-Krupp Krankenhaus, Essen, Germany (R.C.); Department of Neuroradiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Montpellier, France (V.C., P.M., A.B.); Department of Neuroradiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Caen, France (P.C.); Department of Neuroradiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bordeaux, France (X.B., J.B.); Department of Neuroradiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Reims, France (L.P., K.K.); Department of Neuroradiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Clermont-Ferrand, France (B.J.); Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Fondation Rothschild Hospital, Paris, France (R.B.); Department of Neuroradiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Besançon, France (A.B.); Department of Neuroradiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Marseille, France (H.B.); Department of Neuroradiology, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Créteil, France (S.G.); Department of Neuroradiology, Augsburg Hospital, Germany (A.B.); Department of Neuroradiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Tours, France (D.H.); Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany (J.B.); Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (J.F.); and Department of Neuroradiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, France (H.D.). christian.taschner@uniklinik-freiburg.de.

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|February 14, 2018
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