Embolotherapy of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations: Efficacy of Platinum versus Stainless Steel Coils

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2 I, 2004, Pages 153-160

  Prasad, Vikash ^a   Chan, Raymond P ^b   Faughnan, Marie E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLATINUM; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANEURYSM; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD VESSEL PERFORATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 1342325373     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000106390.63463.05     Document Type: Article

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