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Success in neurovascular interventions often depends upon achieving a stable position with an appropriately chosen guide catheter. Procedures can easily fail or be unnecessarily prolonged because of poor guide catheter selection or compromised catheter position. An ever-increasing array of products means the neurointerventionalist must have a clear understanding of the basic principles of the guide catheter properties, selection, and appropriate usage.
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Madigan, J. (2014). Vascular Access: Guide Catheter Selection, Usage, and Compatibility. In: Murphy, K., Robertson, F. (eds) Interventional Neuroradiology. Techniques in Interventional Radiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4582-0_3
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