Oversized inferior vena cava: Use of a single Vena Tech - LGM filter

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 272-274

  Millward, Steven F ^a   Aquino Jr , José ^a   Peterson, Rebecca A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

filters; venae cavae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CASE REPORT; FILTER; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LUNG EMBOLISM;

CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RECURRENCE; RENAL VEINS; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOSIS; VASCULAR DISEASES; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 0029816604     PISSN: 00082902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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