Vena cava filters: Continuing the search for an ideal device

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1423-1425

  Millward, Steven F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Peterborough Regional Health Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; DEVICE; EMBOLISM; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LUNG EMBOLISM; NOTE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION HAZARD; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN DIAMETER; VENA CAVA FILTER;

EID: 29544447179     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)60755-6     Document Type: Note

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