Journal: CVIR Endovascular
Article Title: Use of the triple coaxial (triaxial) microcatheter system in superselective arterial embolisation for complex interventional cases: an initial experience with the system
doi: 10.1186/s42155-022-00340-z
Figure Lengend Snippet: Sketch showing the composition of a triple coaxial system. The triaxial system comprises a 0.014-inch microguidewire (small arrowhead), 1.6-Fr. microcatheter (small arrow), a 2.7 to 2.9-Fr. intermediate microcatheter (large arrowhead), a 4 to 5-Fr. catheter (large arrow)
Article Snippet: A small inner microcatheter (CARNELIAN, 1.6-Fr., 135 cm shaft length, Tokai Medical Products Inc, Kasugai, Japan) is inserted into a larger intermediate microcatheter (CARNELIAN, 2.7-Fr., 125 cm shaft length, Tokai Medical Products Inc, Kasugai, Japan or PROGREAT, 2.7-Fr., 110 cm shaft length, Terumo Medical, Tokyo, Japan) over a microguidewire (TRANSEND EX 0.014 inch, 200 cm length, Boston Scientific, Massachusetts, USA) within the 4 or 5 Fr. base catheter (Fig. ).
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