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A large lumen microcatheter for oncologic intervention.

V P Chuang·D D Lawrence·W R Richli·Y Y Lee·C Charnsangavej·S Wallace
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Abstract

A newly available Tracker-325 catheter (Target Therapeutics, Fremont, CA, USA), modified from the Tracker-18 catheter, has the same outer diameter but a larger lumen. This catheter was used in 15 patients during a 7-month period for superselective arterial catheterization when conventional catheters could not be placed successfully. Arterial embolization (n = 7), chemoembolization (n = 5), and chemoinfusion (n = 3), were performed. The increased luminal diameter of the Tracker-325 allowed an increased flow rate for diagnostic arteriography, accommodated larger embolic particles, and improved the ability to achieve a super-selective position.

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AngiographyAntineoplastic AgentsCatheterization, PeripheralChemoembolization, TherapeuticEmbolization, TherapeuticEquipment DesignHumansInjections, Intra-ArterialMicroinjectionsMicromanipulationNeoplasmsSurface PropertiesJournal Article

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V P Chuang, D D Lawrence, W R Richli, Y Y Lee, C Charnsangavej, S Wallace. A large lumen microcatheter for oncologic intervention.. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00239426

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