Cardiovascular and interventional radiology
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Mar 1999
Transcatheter intracavitary fibrinolysis of loculated pleural effusions: experience in 102 patients.
To assess the efficacy of intrapleural urokinase instillation through small-caliber catheters for the treatment of loculate and/or septate effusions. ⋯ The use of intrapleural fibrinolytic agents delivered through small-caliber catheters for the treatment of loculate and/or septate pleural effusion is a simple, effective, minimally invasive and inexpensive procedure that can prevent sequelae and shorten drainage time.
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Mar 1999
Radiologic damage control: evaluation of a combined CT and angiography suite with a pivoting table.
To evaluate retrospectively the integrated diagnostic and therapeutic management of severely polytraumatized patients using a combined computed tomography (CT) and angiography suite with a single pivoting table. ⋯ The use of a combined CT-angiography suite enables rapid diagnostic investigation and hemostatic embolization in actively bleeding trauma patients.