An unopened titanium Greenfield IVC filter: intravascular ultrasound to reveal associated thrombus and aid in filter opening

A titanium Greenfield filter did not open following placement in the infrarenal inferior vena cava (IVC). Abdominal radiograph and cavogram showed no definite reason for filter malfunction. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) demonstrated the unopened filter in the IVC with thrombus binding the legs. Th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 1993-07, Vol.16 (4), p.251-253
Hauptverfasser:	Goertzen, T C, McCowan, T C, Garvin, K L, Lieberman, R P, LeVeen, R F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Equipment Failure Female Humans Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging Titanium Ultrasonography, Interventional Vena Cava Filters Vena Cava, Inferior - diagnostic imaging
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