Enhanced radiopacity austenitic stainless steel foil

Austenitic stainless steel designed for implant applications is used to fabricate balloon expandable coronary stents. The alloy was not designed for this purpose but has been found to work well except for relatively low radiopacity in the energy range used for stent deployment, typically 80kV to 100...

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Main Author: Craig, Charles Horace
Other Authors: Friend, C. M. ; Edwards, M. R.
Published: Cranfield University 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.484783