Table 3.

Characteristics of self-expanding metal stents based on study findings

	Uncovered Wallflex™	EGIS single bare	Zilver 635®	E-Luminexx™
Radial resistive force	Low	High	Moderate	High
Chronic outward force	Low	High	Moderate	High
Crush resistance	High	High	Low	Moderate
Axial force	High	Low	Low	High
Conformability	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor
Surface quality	Poor	Good	Moderate	Poor
Foreshortening	High	High	None	None
Radiopacity	Good	Poor	Good	Good