Fluoroscopic localization of the femoral head as a landmark for common femoral artery cannulation

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 205-207

  Garrett, Paul D ^a   Eckart, Robert E ^a   Bauch, Terry D ^a   Thompson, Christopher M ^b   Stajduhar, Karl C ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Willford Hall Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cannulation; Catheterization; Femoral artery

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMUR HEAD; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR DISEASE;

CATHETERIZATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMUR HEAD; FLUOROSCOPY; GROIN; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN;

EID: 20344389042     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20373     Document Type: Article

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