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{"title":"Telescopic carotid stenting method suppresses plaque protrusion in carotid stenting for high-lipid core plaque lesions.","authors":"Masashi Kotsugi, Ichiro Nakagawa, Shohei Yokoyama, Yudai Morisaki, Ryosuke Maeoka, Hiromichi Hayami, Tomoya Okamoto, Kengo Yamada, Ryosuke Matsuda, Shuichi Yamada","doi":"10.1136/jnis-2025-023439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/jnis-2025-023439","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Carotid lipid core plaques (LCPs) have been detected during assessment of carotid artery stenosis using catheter-based near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). Treatment with carotid artery stenting (CAS) using dual-layered stents might cause plaque protrusion, and subsequent thromboembolic complications.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We aimed to evaluate whether the telescopic carotid stenting (TCS) method suppresses plaque protrusion in patients with high LCPs as assessed by NIRS during CAS.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants comprised 63 consecutive patients with high LCP, defined as maximal lipid core burden index >400, undergoing CAS using dual-layered stents. For comparison, the study was divided into two distinct periods, with stenting by the standard method in the earlier period, and TCS in the later period. NIRS and intravenous ultrasonography (IVUS) were performed at baseline and after balloon dilatation to analyze the maximal lipid core burden index at the minimal luminal area (MLA) (max-LCBI_MLA), and the frequency of plaque protrusion.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Baseline clinical and lesion characteristics, including symptoms, degree of stenosis, and plaque assessment by NIRS-IVUS, were not significantly different. MLA post-balloon percutaneous transmural angioplasty (PTA) was significantly smaller with the TCS method (9.2±1.5 mm²) than with the standard method (11.7±3.5 mm², P=0.002), and MLA change ratio before and after post-balloon PTA was significantly smaller with the TCS (2.2±0.6) than with the standard method (2.8±1.1, P=0.038). Plaque protrusion post-CAS was significantly less with the TCS (0 case, 0%) than with the standard method (4 cases, 20%, P=0.008).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The TCS method suppresses plaque protrusion in patients with high LCPs undergoing CAS, as assessed by NIRS.</p>","PeriodicalId":16411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144127838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Engaging medical students in neurointerventional surgery: opportunities in the age of the National Residence Matching Program (NRMP) fellowship match.","authors":"Reade Andrew De Leacy, Matthew Robert Amans","doi":"10.1136/jnis-2025-023625","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/jnis-2025-023625","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery","volume":"17 6","pages":"563-564"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144127865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Coil embolization of distal vascular lesion using a 1.5 Fr Marathon microcatheter and 'free-running' technique.","authors":"Chang-Hsien Ou, Chiu-Shih Cheng, William Winardi, Pei-Ling Lin, Cheng-Lung Lee, Wan-Ching Lin","doi":"10.1136/jnis-2023-020893","DOIUrl":"10.1136/jnis-2023-020893","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In distal vascular lesions, such as the distal anterior inferior cerebellar artery or posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) dissecting aneurysm, and dural arteriovenous fistula (dAVF) and arteriovenous malformation (AVM), super-selective catheterization and embolization using liquid agents, such as NBCA or Onyx liquid embolic system, is the preferred treatment.1 2 We used a flow-directed 1.5 Fr Marathon microcatheter (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA) for embolization because commonly used detachable coil-compatible microcatheters can be too short or rigid for superselection.3-6 We designed an in vitro coil compatibility test for the Marathon microcatheter and developed a 'free-running' technique (video 1). Using this technique, we trapped the distal PICA dissecting aneurysm and embolized the fistula points of dAVF precisely and safely without affecting adjacent normal structures, which can occur when applying liquid embolizing agents.1-3 After reviewing the case, we determined that this technique can also potentially be applied for implementing the pressure cooker technique7 and combining the management of AVM.4 neurintsurg;17/6/668/V1F1V1Video 1Free-running technique via 1.5 Fr Marathon microcatheter.</p>","PeriodicalId":16411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"668"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50158139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dynamic internal jugular vein venography: a descriptive study in 89 patients with suspected cerebral venous outflow disorders.","authors":"Kyle M Fargen, Jackson P Midtlien, Connor Margraf, Nicholas R Kiritsis, Emily Chang, Ferdinand Hui","doi":"10.1136/jnis-2024-021734","DOIUrl":"10.1136/jnis-2024-021734","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Internal jugular vein (IJV) stenosis has recently been recognized as a plausible source of symptom etiology in patients with cerebral venous outflow disorders (CVD). Diagnosis and determining surgical candidacy remains difficult due to a poor understanding of IJV physiology and positional symptom exacerbation often reported by these patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective single-center chart review was conducted on adult patients who underwent diagnostic cerebral venography with rotational IJ venography from 2022 to 2024. Patients were divided into three groups for further analysis based on symptoms and diagnostic criteria: presumed jugular stenosis, near-healthy venous outflow, and idiopathic intracranial hypertension.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eighty-nine patients were included in the study. Most commonly, ipsilateral rotation resulted in ipsilateral IJV stenosis and gradient development at C4-6 and contralateral stenosis and gradient appearance in the contralateral IJV at C1, with stenosis and gradient development in bilateral IJVs at C1-3 bilaterally during chin flexion. In all patients, 93.3% developed at least moderate dynamic stenosis of at least one IJV, more than two-thirds (69.7%) developed either severe or occlusive stenosis during rightward and leftward rotation, and 81.8% developed severe or occlusive stenosis with head flexion. Dynamic gradients of at least 4 mmHg were seen in 68.5% of patients, with gradients of at least 8 mmHg in 31.5% and at least 10 mmHg in 12.4%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study is the first to document dynamic changes in IJV caliber and gradients in different head positions, offering insights into the complex nature of venous outflow and its impact on CVD.</p>","PeriodicalId":16411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"646-652"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141087537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correspondence on ''An eye for an eye' therapeutic strategy for cavernous sinus dural arteriovenous fistula: a single-center experience' by Xu <i>et al</i>.","authors":"Xuefan Zeng","doi":"10.1136/jnis-2024-022850","DOIUrl":"10.1136/jnis-2024-022850","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"e3"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142950183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Access to mechanical thrombectomy: what are acceptable compromises?","authors":"David Sacks","doi":"10.1136/jnis-2024-022797","DOIUrl":"10.1136/jnis-2024-022797","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"565-566"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142791814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advanced brain arteriovenous malformation embolization techniques.","authors":"Isil Saatci, H Saruhan Cekirge","doi":"10.1136/jnis-2024-021765","DOIUrl":"10.1136/jnis-2024-021765","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"602-606"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142882297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of flow diverters for cerebral aneurysm therapy: recommendations for imaging analyses in clinical studies, endorsed by ESMINT, ESNR, OCIN, SILAN, SNIS, and WFITN.","authors":"Jens Fiehler, Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez, Vania Anagnostakou, Jonathan Cortese, H Saruhan Cekirge, David Fiorella, Ricardo Hanel, Zsolt Kulcsar, Saleh Lamin, Jianmin Liu, Pedro Lylyk, Franklin A Marden, Vitor M Pereira, Marios-Nikos Psychogios, Hal Rice, Aymeric Rouchaud, Isil Saatci, Adnan H Siddiqui, Laurent Spelle, Pengfei Yang, Astrid Grams, Matthew J Gounis","doi":"10.1136/jnis-2023-021404","DOIUrl":"10.1136/jnis-2023-021404","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Multiple studies and meta-analyses have described the technical and clinical outcomes in large cohorts of aneurysm patients treated with flow diverters (FDs). Variations in evaluation methodology complicate making comparisons among studies, hinder understanding of the device behavior, and pose an obstacle in the assessment of further advances in FD therapy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A multidisciplinary panel of neurointerventionalists, imaging experts, and neuroradiologists convened with the goal of establishing consensus recommendations for the standardization of image analyses in FD studies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A standardized methodology is proposed for evaluating and reporting radiological outcomes of FD treatment of intracranial aneurysms. The recommendations include general imaging considerations for clinical studies and evaluations of longitudinal changes, such as neointimal lining and stenosis. They cover standards for classification of aneurysm location, morphology, measurements, as well as the assessment of aneurysm occlusion, wall apposition, and neck coverage. These reporting standards further define four specific braid deformation patterns: foreshortening, fish-mouthing, braid bump deformation, and braid collapse, collectively termed 'F2B2'.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>When widely applied, standardization of methods of measuring and reporting outcomes will help to harmonize the assessment of treatment outcomes in clinical studies, help facilitate communication of results among specialists, and help enable research and development to focus on specific aspects of FD techniques and technology.</p>","PeriodicalId":16411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"632-639"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12171491/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141237955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Use of an embolic protection device during carotid artery stenting is associated with lower periprocedural risk.","authors":"Christoph Knappich, Bianca Bohmann, Felix Kirchhoff, Vanessa Lohe, Shamsun Naher, Michael Kallmayer, Hans-Henning Eckstein, Andreas Kuehnl","doi":"10.1136/jnis-2024-021722","DOIUrl":"10.1136/jnis-2024-021722","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate associations between individual embolic protection device (EPD) use and respective center policy with periprocedural outcomes after carotid artery stenting (CAS).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This analysis is based on the nationwide German statutory quality assurance database and was funded by Germany's Federal Joint Committee Innovation Fund (G-BA Innovationsfonds, 01VSF19016 ISAR-IQ). According to their policy towards EPD use, hospitals were categorized as <i>routine EPD</i> (>90%), <i>selective EPD</i> (10-90%), or <i>sporadic EPD</i> (<10%) <i>centers</i>. Primary study outcome was in-hospital stroke or death. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, 19 302 patients who had undergone CAS between 2013 and 2016 were included. The highest in-hospital stroke or death rate was found in <i>sporadic EPD</i> centers, followed by <i>selective</i> and <i>routine EPD</i> centers (3.1% vs 2.9% vs 1.8%; P<0.001). Across the whole cohort, EPD use was associated with a lower in-hospital stroke or death rate (OR=0.60; 95% CI 0.50 to 0.72). In the multivariate regression analysis, EPD use was independently associated with a lower in-hospital stroke rate (aOR=0.66; 95% CI 0.46 to 0.94). Regarding center policy, <i>routine EPD</i> centers showed a significantly lower in-hospital mortality compared with <i>sporadic EPD</i> centers (aOR=0.44; 95% CI 0.22 to 0.88).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In a contemporary real-world cohort with low risk of selection bias, EPD use was associated with a lower in-hospital risk of stroke. A center policy of routine EPD use was associated with lower mortality. These data support routine use of EPD during CAS to enhance patient safety.</p>","PeriodicalId":16411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"586-594"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141436983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Neurointerventional surveys between 2000 and 2023: a systematic review.","authors":"Salome Lou Bosshart, Alexander Stebner, Charlotte Sabine Weyland, Răzvan Alexandru Radu, Johanna Maria Ospel","doi":"10.1136/jnis-2024-022298","DOIUrl":"10.1136/jnis-2024-022298","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Surveys are increasingly used in neurointervention to gauge physicians' and patients' attitudes, practice patterns, and 'real-world' treatment strategies, particularly in conditions for which few, or no evidence-based, recommendations exist. While survey-based studies can provide valuable insights into real-world problems and management strategies, there is an inherent risk of bias.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess key themes, sample characteristics, response metrics, and report frequencies of quality indicators of neurointerventional surveys.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic review compliant with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline was performed. The PubMed database was searched for neurointerventional surveys published between 2000 and 2023. Survey topics, design, respondent characteristics, and survey quality criteria suggested by the Consensus-Based Checklist for Reporting of Survey Studies (CROSS) were assessed and described using descriptive statistics. Response rates and numbers of participants were further assessed for their dependence on sample characteristics and survey methodologies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 122 surveys were included in this analysis. The number of surveys published each year increased steeply between 2000 (n=1) and 2023 (n=14). The most common survey topics were stroke (51/122, 41.8%) and aneurysm treatment (49/122, 40.2%). The median response rate was 58.5% (IQR=30.4-86.3), with a median number of respondents of 79 (IQR=50-201). Sixty-eight of 122 (55.7%) surveys published the questionnaire used for data collection. Only a subset of studies reported response rates (n=89, 73%), data collection time period (n=91, 74.6%), and strategies to prevent duplicate responses (n=57, 46.7%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Surveys are increasingly used by neurointerventional researchers, particularly to assess real-world practice patterns in endovascular stroke and aneurysm treatment. Adapting best-practice guidelines like the CROSS checklist might improve homogeneity and quality in neurointerventional survey research.</p>","PeriodicalId":16411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"640-645"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142391183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}