The excimer laser sheath technique for embedded inferior vena cava filter removal

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1896-1899

  Kuo, William T ^a   Cupp, John S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abbreviations; Computed tomographic angiography; CTA; Deep vein thrombosis; DVT; Inferior vena cava; IVC

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; ENOXAPARIN; TROPONIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOTHELIUM; EXCIMER LASER; FILTER; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE INJURY;

DEVICE REMOVAL; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 78649512877     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2010.08.013     Document Type: Article

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