A software platform powered by artificial intelligence could revolutionise the way brain aneurysms are treated.
Dr Spranger said the devices are “extremely complex” with a high complication rate, the most common of which are blood clots that can cause strokes. “In the virtual environment, the algorithms put the two together – the complex anatomy of the patient and mechanics of the device. It can predict what’s going to happen if you put a particular device into particular location.”
“They get real-time feedback. For example, if they want to try another device, reposition the device, elongate the device, choose another – it immediately reacts and immediately tells them ‘this is how it’s going to look’.”It is being used across seven hospitals in England and Scotland, as well as at hospitals in Germany, Finland and Ukraine.
A study, published in the BMJ Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery, found PreSize to be more accurate in predicting where a stent will “land” in the brain compared to human clinicians.