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. 2005 Apr;2(2):304–323. doi: 10.1602/neurorx.2.2.304

FIG. 5.

FIG. 5.

A case illustration of vertebral origin stenting through a radial route using a distal protection device. A: Vertebral artery origin stenosis. B: Deployed distal protection device (EpiFilter wire) and stent is seen in unsubtracted digital angiography. C: Flow of contrast post-angioplasty and stent. The distal protection device is eventually recaptured using a 4 French multipurpose catheter.