Clinical Case Contest - Intrasaccular aneurysm treatment

Best cases

Congratulations to the winners who presented their outstanding cases at LINNC Paris 2025:

• Fortunato Di Caterino (France)
  “Are wide-neck and highly irregular shape MCA rupture aneurysms always a good indication for surgery?”
• Samer Al-Ali (United Kingdom)
  “Snare Wars – The catheter strikes back”

Are wide-neck and highly irregularly shaped MCA ruptured aneurysms always a good indication for surgery?

By Fortunato DI CATERINO, Alessandra BIONDI

Published on June 7, 2025

Snare Wars - The catheter strikes back

By Samer AL ALI

Published on June 4, 2025

Quick control – WEB for the acute treatment of a ruptured, irregular ACoA aneurysm

By Fabian FLOTTMAN

Published on May 14, 2025

Ruptured aneurysm treated by web

By Refan ALAJMI

Published on May 15, 2025

Threading the needle: Intrasaccular WEB device for the treatment of a basilar fenestration aneurysm

By Samer AL ALI

Published on May 15, 2025

A perfect puzzle

By Francesco D'ARGENTO

Published on May 15, 2025

«Catch» the displacement of the WEB!

By Sergio NAPPINI

Published on June 16, 2025

WEB at the Terminus: precise, simple, effective

By Valerio DA ROS

Published on June 17, 2025

WEB deployment in off-center necks: The added value of balloon assistance

By Valerio DA ROS

Published on May 15, 2025

Eligibility

• The Contest is open to all neuroradiology practitioners (Interventional Neuroradiologists, Interventional Radiologists, Neurosurgeons) with at least 5 years of practice but no more than 15 years of practice.
• The two winners commit to being available to present their clinical case at the LINNC Paris 2025 Course.
• Several clinical cases can be submitted by the same institution.
• Several clinical cases can be submitted by the same author, in the limit of 3 clinical cases.
• The clinical case must be written in English.

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical cases must adhere to the WEB™ Embolization System instructions for use .
• Clinical cases are limited to the EMEA region (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) based on indications for use.
• Clinical cases utilizing the femoral, brachial, or radial approach are eligible.
• Submissions should demonstrate how the use of the WEB™ Embolization System enhanced procedural efficiency and treatment outcomes.

Exclusion criteria

• Any clinical case not addressing the themes of ruptured/unruptured aneurysms
• Clinical cases that do not adhere to the WEB™ Embolization System instructions for use will be excluded.
• Cases that do not comply with the indications for use within the EMEA region will be excluded.
• Peripheral clinical cases are not eligible for submission.
• Any clinical case submitted by a neuroradiology practitioner with less than 5 years of practice or more than 15 years of practice will be rejected.
• Any clinical case including personal data from a patient will be rejected.

Review the Contest rules

Jury members

All clinical cases will be evaluated by an independent Jury selected by LINNC online.

Jonathan Cortese
(Paris, France)

Boris Pabón
(Medellín, Colombia)

Alejandro Tomasello 
(Barcelona, Spain)

Evaluation criteria

• Originality of the clinical case
• Quality and coherence of the presentation
• Quality of imaging
• Scientific interest of the case

Winner designation and awards

• The top five cases in each category (ruptured and unruptured aneurysms) will be published on LINNC online prior to LINNC Paris 2025. 
• One winner per category will earn the spotlight at LINNC Paris 2025
• The winners will be announced at the latest three weeks before the LINNC Paris 2025 Course.

Awards

The winners of the Contest will have the opportunity to present their clinical case at the LINNC Paris 2025 Course at the Carrousel du Louvre.

They will receive an entry badge (if not already acquired at the time of the results) and partial coverage of travel and accommodation expenses (if not already supported through a sponsorship), within a defined budget, including :

• A two-night hotel stay, up to 150€ per night including breakfast,
• Two meals, up to 50€ per meal including beverage.
• Transportation up to a maximum of 1000€ based on actual expenses. First-class train/economy flight.

Review the Contest rules for more information

The Clinical Case Contest is organized by LINNC online with the institutional support of