Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 8 , Pages 1046-1051 , August 2009

G2 Inferior Vena Cava Filter: Retrievability and Safety

  • Hearns W. Charles, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Tisch Hospital, New York University Langone Medical Center, HE-221, 560 First Ave., New York, NY 10016
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to H.W.C.
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  • Michelle Black, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Tisch Hospital, New York University Langone Medical Center, HE-221, 560 First Ave., New York, NY 10016
    • Current address: Department of Medicine, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon.
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  • Sandor Kovacs, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Tisch Hospital, New York University Langone Medical Center, HE-221, 560 First Ave., New York, NY 10016
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  • Arash Gohari, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Tisch Hospital, New York University Langone Medical Center, HE-221, 560 First Ave., New York, NY 10016
    • Current address: Department of Medicine, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon.
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  • Joseph Arampulikan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Tisch Hospital, New York University Langone Medical Center, HE-221, 560 First Ave., New York, NY 10016
    • Current address: Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Lincoln Hospital and Mental Health Center, Bronx, New York.
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  • Jeffrey W. McCann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Tisch Hospital, New York University Langone Medical Center, HE-221, 560 First Ave., New York, NY 10016
    • Current address: Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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  • Timothy W.I. Clark, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Tisch Hospital, New York University Langone Medical Center, HE-221, 560 First Ave., New York, NY 10016
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  • Mona Bashar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York
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  • David Steiger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York

Received 19 August 2008 ,Revised 30 March 2009 ,Accepted 30 March 2009.

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 From the SIR 2009 Annual Meeting.

 None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.

PII: S1051-0443(09)00396-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.03.046

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 8 , Pages 1046-1051 , August 2009

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