Establishing an outpatient clinic for minimally invasive vein care

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 188, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1506-1511

  Ganguli, Suvranu ^a   Tham, Jacques C ^a   Janne D'Othee, Bertrand M ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endovenous ablation; Interventional radiology; Lower extremity; Percutaneous ablation; Vascular imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; ENDOVENOUS ABLATION; EQUIPMENT; ESTHETICS; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LASER SURGERY; MEDICAL STAFF; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PHLEBECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOLOGIST; SCLEROTHERAPY; VARICOSIS; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; VEIN STRIPPING; VEIN SURGERY;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; HUMANS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 34249889996     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.06.0836     Document Type: Article

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