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In a Spin: A Novel Method for Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Detachment Following Snare Entanglement

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    An Ngo, Nabil Kibriya, Alberto Antonietti, Leonardos Papadopoullos & Richard McWilliams

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Ngo, A., Kibriya, N., Antonietti, A. et al. In a Spin: A Novel Method for Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Detachment Following Snare Entanglement. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 41, 1136–1138 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-018-1900-9

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