CT-Guided Translumbar Placement of Permanent Catheters in the Inferior Vena Cava: Description of the Technique with Technical Success and Complications Data.

Gerd GrözingerUlrich GrosseRoland SyhaRüdiger HoffmannSasan PartoviKonstantin NikolaouStéphane StahlAlfred KönigsrainerKarolin ThielChristian Thiel

Published in: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology (2018)

CT-guided translumbar placement of permanent catheters is a technically feasible and safe method for permanent central venous access as last resort in chronically occluded veins of the upper extremities.

Keyphrases

inferior vena cava
pulmonary embolism
image quality
dual energy
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
vena cava
ultrasound guided
positron emission tomography
electronic health record
magnetic resonance imaging
big data
risk factors
soft tissue