Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 7 , Pages 965-970 , July 2009

Embolotherapy for Lower Urinary Tract Hemorrhage

  • Vikash Prasad, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Moncton Hospital, 135 MacBeath Avenue, Moncton, NB, E1C Z8 Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to V.P.
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  • Barry A. Sacks, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Department of Radiolog, Metrowest Medical Center, Natick, Massachusetts
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  • Stanley Kraus, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Metrowest Medical Center, Natick, Massachusetts
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  • Melvin E. Clouse, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Received 16 March 2008 ,Revised 7 April 2009 ,Accepted 14 April 2009.

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 None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.

PII: S1051-0443(09)00382-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.04.048

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 7 , Pages 965-970 , July 2009

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