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  1. Department of Radiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Grattan Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3050, Australia

    Wasim Hakim, Richard Trent, Richard Dowling & Alexander Rhodes

  2. Imaging Department, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK

    Wasim Hakim & Ali Alsafi

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Hakim, W., Alsafi, A., Trent, R. et al. Transbrachial Caval Filter Removal: A Simple Alternative. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 43, 1722–1724 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-020-02597-0

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