Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR
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J Vasc Interv Radiol · Dec 2013
Ultrasound-guided tunneled lower extremity peripherally inserted central catheter placement in infants.
Tunneled lower extremity peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are placed in infants under combined ultrasound and fluoroscopic guidance in the interventional radiology suite. In infants requiring a bedside procedure, image guidance is limited, often using portable radiographs during the procedure. This report demonstrates feasibility of placing tunneled lower extremity PICCs using ultrasound as the sole imaging modality for vascular access, intravascular length measurement, and final confirmation of catheter tip position in a case series of 15 critically ill infants. The technique negates the need for added imaging confirmation methods that use ionizing radiation and can be performed at the bedside.
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J Vasc Interv Radiol · Dec 2013
Incidence of pulmonary cement embolism after real-time CT fluoroscopy-guided vertebroplasty.
To prospectively evaluate the incidence of pulmonary cement embolism (PCE) after vertebroplasty in procedures performed under real-time computed tomographic (CT) fluoroscopy guidance. ⋯ PCE did not occur after vertebroplasty under CT fluoroscopy guidance. Further larger prospective vertebroplasty studies are needed to compare the rates of PCE for CT versus conventional fluoroscopic guidance.