GRAFT reduces potential flow diverter malapposition and occasional acute thrombus formation

In this podcast, Dr Robert Tarr interviews Dr Matthew Gounis and Dr Ajit Puri on their latest study, "Grading of Regional Apposition after Flow-Diverter Treatment (GRAFT): a comparative evaluation of VasoCT and intravascular OCT". GRAFT is a semi-automated image post-processing software, which uses intuitive two-dimensional representations of wall apposition from either high-resolution contrast-enhanced cone-beam CT (VasoCT) or intravascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) images. The technique brings great prospects of reducing stroke-related complications when treating intracranial aneurysms. It delivers quantitative and visually convenient representations of potential flow diverter malapposition and occasional acute thrombus formation. The paper, published on the August 2016 issue of JNIS, can be read here: http://jnis.bmj.com/content/8/8/847.full.