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Contrast injection around mandril wire of an AccustickTM system using an extension tubing: Technical note

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Abstract

We describe a technique for injecting contrast material around a mandril wire of an Accustick™ access system through the outer 6 French sheath of this system, thus identifying the position of the wire. This is accomplished by using an extension tubing.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Glendale Memorial Hospital, Glendale, CA, USA

    Daniel J. Garnic

  2. Department of Radiology, Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, 1200 N. State Street, 90033, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Robert H. McKay, George P. Teitelbaum, Steven Davis & Michael J. Pentecost

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McKay, R.H., Teitelbaum, G.P., Davis, S. et al. Contrast injection around mandril wire of an AccustickTM system using an extension tubing: Technical note. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 15, 254–255 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02733934

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