Pulmonary angiography with use of the 5-F omniflush catheter: a safe and efficient procedure with a common catheter
| Autor: | T. E. Velling, Frank J. Brennan, Lee D. Hall |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Pigtail
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Catheterization Pulmonary angiography medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Lung Aged Aged 80 and over medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Angiography Gold standard (test) Digital subtraction angiography Middle Aged medicine.disease Frequent use Pulmonary embolism Catheter Treatment Outcome Female Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Pulmonary Embolism |
| Zdroj: | Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR. 11(8) |
| ISSN: | 1051-0443 |
| Popis: | JVIR 2000; 11:1005–1008 BY many, pulmonary angiography is still considered the gold standard in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. Traditionally, pulmonary angiography had been performed with use of 6–8-F pigtail, or modified pigtail, catheters and cut-film technique. More recently, digital subtraction angiography has been used to study the pulmonary arteries, and has been shown to have a diagnostic accuracy at least as good as cut-film angiography (1,2). With more frequent use of digital subtraction angiography and its better contrast resolution, pulmonary angiography can usually be performed with smaller amounts of contrast material and lower injection rates. Improvements in catheter design now allow for higher flow rates with smaller catheter sizes. Despite these advances, pulmonary angiography is still usually performed with larger catheter sizes. In this study, we report our experience with use of the 5-F Omniflush (SoftVu; Angiodynamics, Queensbury, NY) catheter for pulmonary angiography. |
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