In vivo degradation of tungsten embolisation coils

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 73, Issue 870, 2000, Pages 601-603

  Butler, T J ^a   Jackson, R W ^a   Robson, J Y ^a   Owen, R J T ^a   Delves, H T ^b   Sieniawska, C E ^b   Rose, J D G ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUNGSTEN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; TRACE METAL BLOOD LEVEL; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0034040886     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.73.870.10911782     Document Type: Article

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