Injection of air bubbles during flushing of angiocatheters: An in vitro trial of conventional hardware and techniques

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 709-712

  Mamourian, A C ^a   Weglarz, M ^a   Dunn, J ^a   Cromwell, L D ^a   Saykin, A J ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIR; AIR EMBOLISM; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; SYRINGE;

AGED; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DISINFECTION; EMBOLISM, AIR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035048517     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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