Removal of Permanent IVC Filters: Techniques and Case Presentation

Jacob Schroeder; Sarah Aleman; Hector Ferral

doi:10.1055/s-0045-1811636

Seminars in Interventional Radiology, Table of Contents

Semin intervent Radiol
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1811636

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Removal of Permanent IVC Filters: Techniques and Case Presentation

Authors

Jacob Schroeder

¹Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Sarah Aleman

¹Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Hector Ferral

¹Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

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