New for JNIS, our cerebrovascular team analyzed the "Slingshot" technique by which inflation of a proximal balloon guide catheter permits tracking of distal catheter systems past vessel tortuosity and ledges. ➡️ spr.ly/6010NNIIK

Great dinner tonight with the #NeuroVERT team Penn Neurosurgery - undergrads, med students, post doc fellows. Thanks to Penumbra Neuro for hosting a spirited presentation and discussion on aspiration science Despite being a mature technology there is still much to be discovered!

AI image generation has come a long way and is rapidly improving. But how does it do in generating accurate medical illustrations? #PierceDavis from Penn Neurosurgery #NeuroVERT team led this project comparing DALL-E, CoPilot, Gemini, and MidJourney focused on CV Section lesions...

What can you do when you run to a tough ledge on a thrombectomy? What about when wire access into the CCA is proving difficult? You can turn to your trusty balloon guide catheter of course! Albert Q. Wu put together the Penn Neurosurgery experience w/ the "Slingshot" technique JNIS

What happens with ICP during venous sinus stenting? During the individual steps of access, crossing stenosis, balloon angioplasty, etc? JNIS #opvid here: jnis.bmj.com/content/17/8/7… #ChrisSollenberger Albert Q. Wu #KyleScott

Excited to share that I’ll be attending the 2025 CNS Annual Meeting this October 11-15, in Los Angeles, CA! Join me at the most exciting neurosurgical meeting of the year and let’s connect! Register now: #2025CNS i.snoball.it/p/3c15Q/t