The Value of Preprocedure Computed Tomography for Planning Insertion of Inferior Vena Cava Filters
Jaskolka JD, Kwok RP, Gray SH, Mojibian HR. The Value of Preprocedure Computed Tomography for Planning Insertion of Inferior Vena Cava Filters. Canadian Association Of Radiologists Journal 2010, 61: 223-229. PMID: 20083369, DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2009.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overContrast MediaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPreoperative CareRadiographic Image EnhancementReference StandardsRenal VeinsRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, X-Ray ComputedTriiodobenzoic AcidsVena Cava FiltersVena Cava, InferiorVenous ThrombosisYoung AdultConceptsInferior vena cava filterIVC filter insertionRenal veinVena cava filtersMean IVC diameterComputed tomographyIVC diameterFilter insertionCava filtersAccessory renal veinsCircumaortic renal veinLowest renal veinAbdominal computed tomographyLumbar vertebral bodyReference standardIliocaval thrombosisRetrospective reviewCavagramIVC filtersIliocaval thrombusCatheter tipCriterion standardVertebral bodyIVC anatomyVein