[Treatment of aneurysms of the cerebral arteries using stereotaxically oriented external uniform magnetic fields].

Abstract

The paper presents a theoretical substantiation of the magnet-haemodynamic method of induced thrombosis of arterial aneurysms. The method is based on an "induced" bioelectrical phenomenon that develops in the circulating blood after the vessel in question is placed in a constant magnetic field, the field lines of which are perpendicular to the blood flow direction. Animal and in vitro experiments with induced thrombosis of 100 experimental aneurysms are described. For extrapolating the experiments into clinical conditions a special magnetic device was created that is provided with appliances for external stereotaxis and angiographic control. Nine clinical observations with induced thrombosis of aneurysms were conducted, the follow-up reaching 2 years.