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Simplified solid-particle embolization with a new introducer.

I I Kricheff·A Berenstein
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A new and simple introducer for solid embolic particles consists of teflon tubing sized to prevent particle overriding, coupled with a backflow-limiting end adaptor, and has sterilization caps. The size-coded introducers can be of a preselected diameter and easily introduce from 1 to 30 emboli at a time.

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I I Kricheff, A Berenstein. 1979. Simplified solid-particle embolization with a new introducer.. https://doi.org/10.1148/131.3.794

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