A review of technological innovations leading to modern endovascular brain aneurysm treatment

David C Lauzier; Anna L Huguenard; Anja I Srienc; Samuel J Cler; Joshua W Osbun; Arindam R Chatterjee; Ananth K Vellimana; Akash P Kansagra; Colin P Derdeyn; Dewitte T Cross; Christopher J Moran

doi:10.3389/fneur.2023.1156887

A review of technological innovations leading to modern endovascular brain aneurysm treatment

Front Neurol. 2023 Apr 11:14:1156887. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1156887. eCollection 2023.

Authors

David C Lauzier^{1

2}, Anna L Huguenard^{1

2}, Anja I Srienc^{1

2}, Samuel J Cler^{1

3}, Joshua W Osbun^{1

2

3}, Arindam R Chatterjee^{1

2

3}, Ananth K Vellimana^{1

2

3}, Akash P Kansagra⁴, Colin P Derdeyn⁵, Dewitte T Cross^{1

2}, Christopher J Moran^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.
² Department of Neurological Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.
³ Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.
⁴ Department of Neurointerventional Surgery, California Center of Neurointerventional Surgery, San Diego, CA, United States.
⁵ Department of Radiology, University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States.

Abstract

Tools and techniques utilized in endovascular brain aneurysm treatment have undergone rapid evolution in recent decades. These technique and device-level innovations have allowed for treatment of highly complex intracranial aneurysms and improved patient outcomes. We review the major innovations within neurointervention that have led to the current state of brain aneurysm treatment.

Keywords: aneurysm; coil embolization; endovascular; flow diversion; stent.

Publication types

Review