Closed-cell stents, either nickel-titanium or cobalt alloy, provide the mandatory scaffolding the amount of support given to the vessel wall by a stent and the best stability for the plaque ...
The differences in construction and design between nitinol (closed cell or open cell, tube or coiled sheet) and cobalt alloy (the Carotid Wallstent) stents provide each stent with unique ...
Jenkins et al. retrospectively reviewed their series of 105 patients who underwent endovascular stenting for symptomatic vertebral artery stenosis in 112 vertebral arteries. 1 Their patient ...