Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 455-457 , September 2003

Bedside intravascular ultrasound-guided vena cava filter placement

Presented at the Twenty-seventh Annual Meeting of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Tucson, Ariz, Jan 15-18, 2003.

  • Eric D Wellons, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Atlanta Medical CenterAtlanta, Ga USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Eric D. Wellons, MD, 315 Boulevard NE, Ste 412, Atlanta, GA 30312, USA
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  • John H Matsuura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Atlanta Medical CenterAtlanta, Ga USA
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  • Frederick W Shuler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Atlanta Medical CenterAtlanta, Ga USA
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  • James S Franklin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Atlanta Medical CenterAtlanta, Ga USA
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  • David Rosenthal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Atlanta Medical CenterAtlanta, Ga USA

Received 17 January 2003 ,Accepted 24 March 2003.

  • Image Result

    Intravenous ultrasound image of inferior vena cava filter within the deployment sheath.

    Intravenous ultrasound image of inferior vena cava filter within the deployment sheath.

  • Image Result

    Real-time image of tip of inferior vena cava filter as it is being deployed.

    Real-time image of tip of inferior vena cava filter as it is being deployed.

☆ Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(03)00471-3

doi: 10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00471-3

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 455-457 , September 2003

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