Resistance to extrinsic compression and maintenance of intraluminal flow in coil-reinforced stents (Silhouette® scaffold device): An in vitro study

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 595-598

  Miyaoka, Ricardo ^a   Hendlin, Kari ^a   Monga, Manoj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLATZ STENT; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FLOW RATE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAFFOLD STENT; STENT;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MATERIALS TESTING; RHEOLOGY; STENTS; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 77951969863     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0513     Document Type: Article

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