(Ricardo A Hanel, MD, Osama Zaidat, MD, et al.)

Key takeaways:

• The Atlas’ low profile design enables it to access even the smaller distal vessels such as the MCA branches, and the shortened struts inhibit coil protrusion at the neck
• Complete occlusion results are significantly better compared to historical data, 80.8% vs 60%
• Although surgical clipping is the preferred treatment for MCA aneurysms (due to their location, ease of exposure, and ability to reconstruct the neck anatomy with clips), this study shows the Neuroform Atlas to be a good alternative

 

Atlas is continuing to expand the market and giving physicians more confidence to treat endovascularly!