MR Angiography of Peripheral Arterial Stents: In Vitro Evaluation of 22 Different Stent Types

Purpose. To evaluate stent lumen visibility of a large sample of different peripheral arterial (iliac, renal, carotid) stents using magnetic resonance angiography in vitro. Materials and Methods. 21 different stents and one stentgraft (10 nitinol, 7 316L, 2 tantalum, 1 cobalt superalloy, 1 PET + cob...

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Main Authors: Matthias C. Burg, Alexander C. Bunck, Harald Seifarth, Boris Buerke, Harald Kugel, Volker Hesselmann, Michael Köhler, Walter Heindel, David Maintz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Radiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/478175