Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 228-233 , April 2010

The Günther-Tulip Retrievable Filter: A Method for Assessing Tilting of the Filter

  • Aslihan Semiz-Oysu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Dr. Siyami Ersek Gogus Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Egitim Arastırma Hastanesi Radyoloji Klinigi, Tıbbiye cad, Üsküdar-İstanbul, Turkey.
    • ,
  • Kyung J. Cho, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

Received 21 October 2009 ,Revised 18 November 2009 ,Accepted 20 November 2009.

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PII: S1443-9506(09)01113-5

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2009.11.009

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 228-233 , April 2010

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