Questionable interpretation of results of ACTIVE study on matrix coils by Boston Scientific [2]

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2163-2164

  Sluzewski, Menno ^a   Van Rooij, Willem Jan ^a  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COIL EMBOLIZATION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RECANALIZATION; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; INSTRUMENTATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOTE;

BIOMATERIAL;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MULTICENTER STUDIES;

EID: 32944459450     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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