Current status of percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy. Part III. Present and future applications

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 209-224

  Sharafuddin, Melhem J A ^a   Hicks, Marshall E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Embolism, pulmonary; Grafts, thrombosis; Thrombectomy; Thrombosis, arterial; Thrombosis, venous

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CATHETER; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EMBOLECTOMY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY THROMBOSIS; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0031907262     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(98)70260-X     Document Type: Article

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