Table 2.

Properties of flow diverters that were used and evaluated in the study

Flow diverter	Manufacturer	Composition	Markers	Number of patients in this study
Derivo	Acandis GmbH, Pforzheim, Germany	Nitinol with a radiopaque platinum core for visibility	3 platinum-iridium markers on each end	23
Silk/Plus	Balt Extrusion, Montmorency, France	Nitinol	4 platinum helical strands	49
Surpass streamline	Stryker, Portage, Michigan, USA	Chromium-Cobalt, with platinum tungsten wires for visibility	Not applicable	26
Surpass evolve	Stryker, Portage, Michigan, USA	Chromium-Cobalt, with platinum tungsten wires for visibility	Not applicable	7
Pipeline/Shield	Medtronic, Dublin, Ireland	Chromium-Cobalt, with platinum tungsten wires for visibility	Not applicable	16