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ArticleInterventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences2025

Intra-cranial aneurysm treatment with contour or WEB - a single center comparison of intervention times and learning curves.

Friederike Gärtner, Tristan Klintz, Sönke Peters, Fernando Bueno Neves, Karim Mostafa, Justus Mahnke, Johannes Hensler, Charlotte Flüh, Naomi Larsen, Olav Jansen and 1 more

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Article in Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Friederike GärtnerKlinik für Radiologie und Neuroradiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5957-877X
Tristan KlintzKlinik für Radiologie und Neuroradiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.
Sönke PetersKlinik für Radiologie und Neuroradiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.
Fernando Bueno NevesKlinik für Radiologie und Neuroradiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0009-0003-9450-5009
Karim MostafaKlinik für Radiologie und Neuroradiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.
Justus MahnkeKlinik für Radiologie und Neuroradiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.
Johannes HenslerKlinik für Radiologie und Neuroradiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6594-5334
Charlotte FlühDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.
Naomi LarsenKlinik für Radiologie und Neuroradiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.
Olav JansenKlinik für Radiologie und Neuroradiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.
Fritz WodargKlinik für Radiologie und Neuroradiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1413-2699
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and purposeTreating aneurysms with intra-saccular flow disruption is a feasible alternative to coil-embolization. Besides the established WEB device, the novel Contour Neurovascular System has emerged as a potentially easier alternative regarding sizing and deployment. We report the learning curve experienced at our center from the first 48 patients treated with Contour and compared it with 48 consecutive WEB cases.MethodsBoth groups were compared concerning intervention time, sizing failures leading to device changes and radiation dose. Additionally, we analyzed potential learning effects by comparing the first 24 Contour cases with our last 24 Contour cases and WEB cases respectively.ResultsPatient demographics, acute vs. incidental cases and aneurysm localization were comparable in both groups. The deployment time was faster in our 48 Contour cases (median: 22.0 ± 17.0 min), than in the WEB group (median: 27.5 ± 24.0 min). Total intervention time was similar for Contour (median: 68.0 ± 46.9 min) and WEB cases (median: 69.0 ± 38.0 min). Device implantation times in our WEB cases were slightly shorter in the later cases (median: 25.5 ± 24.1 min) than in the earlier (median: 28.0 ± 24.4 min) cases. In the Contour cohort, deployment times were similar for the first 24 cases (median: 22.0 ± 14.5 min) and the final 24 (median: 22.0 ± 19.4 min). Radiation dose was lower in the Contour group (1469.0 ± 1718 mGy*cm

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Embolization, TherapeuticIntracranial AneurysmLearning CurveAdultAgedCerebral AngiographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRadiation DosageRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeAneurysmcontour deviceintrasaccular flow disruptionWEB device

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PMID37332109
PMCPMC12475315
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