Clinical Use of the Sonic Microcatheter with a Detachable Tip

The Sonic microcatheter,a new type of dimethylsulfoxide-compatible detachable tip microcatheter,is as safe and effective as the Marathon microcatheter.This review summarized the clinical use of the Sonic microcatheter,including cerebral arteriovenous malformations,dural arteriovenous fistulas,cerebral aneurysms,and vascular malformations of the spinal cord.The Sonic microcatheter promotes the emergence of the“pressure cooker technique”as well as new techniques for intravenous embolization of cerebral arteriovenous malformations.