Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 17-24 , January 2007

Popliteal artery volume flow measurement: A new and reliable predictor of early patency after infrainguinal balloon angioplasty and subintimal dissection

Presented at the Sixtieth Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, Jun 1-4, 2006.

Received 6 June 2006 ,Accepted 13 September 2006.

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PII: S0741-5214(06)01747-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.09.042

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 17-24 , January 2007

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