Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 472-474 , March 2007

The effect of magnetic resonance imaging on stainless-steel Z-stent–based abdominal aortic prosthesis

Presented at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting of the Western Vascular Society, La Jolla, Calif, Sept 16-19, 2006.

Received 16 September 2006 ,Accepted 8 November 2006.

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 Competition of interest: Dr Chuter has licensed patents to Cook, Inc, manufacturers of catheters, guidewires, and the Zenith stent graft.

PII: S0741-5214(06)02083-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.11.031

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 472-474 , March 2007

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