Guidewire stiffness: What's in a name?

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 797-801

  Harrison, Gareth J ^a   How, Thien V ^b   Vallabhaneni, S Rao ^a   Brennan, John A ^a   Fisher, Robert K ^a   Naik, Jagjeeth B ^a   McWilliams, Richard G ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endovascular; Flexural modulus; Guidewires; Stiffness; Terminology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLEXURAL MODULUS; GUIDE WIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 83455257856     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/11-3592.1     Document Type: Article

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