Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 7, Supplement , Pages S374-S376 , July 2009

Reporting Standards for Inferior Vena Caval Filter Placement and Patient Follow-up: Supplement for Temporary and Retrievable/Optional Filters

  • Steven F. Millward, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Peterborough Regional Health Centre, One Hospital Drive, Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 7C6, Canada and the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to S.F.M.
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  • Clement J. Grassi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts
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  • Thomas B. Kinney, MD

      Affiliations

    • UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, California
    • ,
  • Sanjoy Kundu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Scarborough General Hospital, Richmond Hill, Canada
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  • Gary J. Becker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Image-Guided Intervention, Cancer Imaging Program (NCI), Bethesda, Maryland
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  • John F. Cardella, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
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  • Louis G. Martin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • James E. Silberzweig, MD

      Affiliations

    • St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York
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  • David Sacks, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Technology Assessment Committee of the Society of Interventional Radiology

Received 21 December 2004 ,Accepted 21 December 2004.

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 J.E.S. is an independent consultant for Cordis. None of the other authors have identified a conflict of interest.

 This article first appeared in J Vasc Interv Radiol 2005; 16:441–443.

PII: S1051-0443(09)00306-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.04.009

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 7, Supplement , Pages S374-S376 , July 2009

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