Mechanical thrombectomy devices to treat thrombosed hemodialysis grafts

Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-41

  Vesely, Thomas M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVICE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBUS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0037518440     PISSN: 10892516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/tvir.2003.36438     Document Type: Review

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