Endovascular brachytherapy: Overcoming 'practical' obstacles

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 7 A, 1998, Pages

  Waksman, Ron ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

YTTRIUM 90;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DOSIMETRY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; RESTENOSIS; STENT;

EID: 0032499229     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00194-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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