Seminars in Vascular Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 150-154 , September 2006

Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Bedside Placement of Inferior Vena Cava Filters

  • Andy C. Chiou, MD, MPH, RVT, FACS

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Andy C. Chiou, Endovascular Surgery Section, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, 420 NE Glen Oak Avenue, Suite 301, Peoria, IL 61603.

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PII: S0895-7967(06)00033-0

doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2006.06.002

Seminars in Vascular Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 150-154 , September 2006

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