TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kraus, Fabian
A1  - Hackenberg, Stephan
A1  - Shehata-Dieler, Wafaa
A1  - Hagen, Rudolf
T1  - High-sensitivity FEES\(^{®}\) with the professional image enhancement technology "PIET"
JF  - European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
N2  - Purpose
Flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES\(^{®}\)) is a standard diagnostic tool in dysphagia. The combination of FEES® and narrow band light (narrow band imaging; NBI) provides a more precise and detailed investigation method. So far, this technique could only be performed with the NBI illumination. The new version of the "professional image enhancement technique" (PIET) provides another image enhancing system. This study investigates the eligibility of PIET in the FEES\(^{®}\) procedure.
Methods
Both techniques, NBI and PIET, were compared using a target system. Furthermore, the image enhancement during FEES\(^{®}\) was performed and recorded with the two systems during daily routine.
Results
Performing an image enhancement during FEES\(^{®}\) is possible with both systems PIET and NBI. On the target system, the contrast of the PIET showed a brighter and a more detailed picture. In dysphagia patients, no difference between PIET and NBI was detected.
Conclusion
PIET proved to be non-inferior to NBI during image enhancement FEES\(^{®}\). So far, image enhancement FEES\(^{®}\) was exclusively connected to NBI. With the PIET system, an alternative endoscopy technology is available for certain indications.
KW  - aspiration
KW  - high-sensitivity FEES
KW  - narrow band imaging (NBI)
KW  - professional image enhancement technique (PIET)
KW  - dysphagia
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-266822
SN  - 1434-4726
VL  - 279
IS  - 1
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Herzberg, Moriz
A1  - Dorn, Franziska
A1  - Trumm, Christoph
A1  - Kellert, Lars
A1  - Tiedt, Steffen
A1  - Feil, Katharina
A1  - Küpper, Clemens
A1  - Wollenweber, Frank
A1  - Liebig, Thomas
A1  - Zimmermann, Hanna
T1  - Middle cerebral artery M2 thrombectomy: safety and technical considerations in the German Stroke Registry (GSR)
JF  - Journal of Clinical Medicine
N2  - There is ongoing debate concerning the safety and efficacy of various mechanical thrombectomy (MT) approaches for M2 occlusions. We compared these for MT in M2 versus M1 occlusions. Subgroup analyses of different technical approaches within the M2 MT cohort were also performed. Patients were included from the German Stroke Registry (GSR), a multicenter registry of consecutive MT patients. Primary outcomes were reperfusion success events. Secondary outcomes were early clinical improvement (improvement in NIHSS score > 4) and independent survival at 90 days (mRS 0–2). Out of 3804 patients, 2689 presented with M1 (71%) and 1115 with isolated M2 occlusions (29%). The mean age was 76 (CI 65–82) and 77 (CI 66–83) years, respectively. Except for baseline NIHSS (15 (CI 10–18) vs. 11 (CI 6–16), p < 0.001) and ASPECTS (9 (CI 7–10) vs. 9 (CI 8–10, p < 0.001), baseline demographics were balanced. Apart from a more frequent use of dedicated small vessel stent retrievers (svSR) in M2 (17.4% vs. 3.0; p < 0.001), intraprocedural aspects were balanced. There was no difference in ICH at 24 h (11%; p = 1.0), adverse events (14.4% vs. 18.1%; p = 0.63), clinical improvement (62.5% vs. 61.4 %; p = 0.57), mortality (26.9% vs. 22.9%; p = 0.23). In M2 MT, conventional stent retriever (cSR) achieved higher rates of mTICI3 (54.0% vs. 37.7–42.0%; p < 0.001), requiring more MT-maneuvers (7, CI 2–8) vs. 2 (CI 2–7)/(CI 2–2); p < 0.001) and without impact on efficacy and outcome. Real-life MT in M2 can be performed with equal safety and efficacy as in M1 occlusions. Different recanalization techniques including the use of svSR did not result in significant differences regarding safety, efficacy and outcome.
KW  - mechanical thrombectomy
KW  - M2
KW  - distal occlusion
KW  - endovascular therapy
KW  - aspiration
KW  - stent retriever
KW  - outcome
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-286052
SN  - 2077-0383
VL  - 11
IS  - 15
ER  -