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Image Acquisition Method for the Sonographic Assessment of the Inferior Vena Cava
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Failed retrieval of potentially retrievable IVC filters: a report of two cases
Bangalore C Anil Kumar1, Sam Chakraverty, Ian Zealley
1Department of Radiology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG72UH, UK. anil.kumar@doctors.org.uk
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
|October 28, 2005
Abstract:
Retrievable inferior vena cava filters are being increasingly used for the prevention of life-threatening pulmonary emboli in patients who have temporary contraindications to anticoagulation therapy. We report two cases of failure to remove these devices.
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