Retrieval of a Dislodged Catheter Using Combined Fluoroscopy and Intracardiac Echocardiography

This report details a method of percutaneous, transluminal retrieval of an intracardiac foreign body using fluoroscopy in combination with intracardiac echocardiography. During retrieval, intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) provided real-time anatomic localization of a constantly moving, almost radi...

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Main Authors: Gus Mitsopoulos, Robert F. Hanna, Sidney Z. Brejt, Greg E. Goldstein, Vladimir Sheynzon, Joshua L. Weintraub, William A. Gray
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Radiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/610362
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description This report details a method of percutaneous, transluminal retrieval of an intracardiac foreign body using fluoroscopy in combination with intracardiac echocardiography. During retrieval, intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) provided real-time anatomic localization of a constantly moving, almost radiolucent micropuncture coaxial dilator fragment with respect to the tricuspid and pulmonary valves. This method may serve as a crucial aid in retrieval of intracardiac foreign bodies that are difficult to see with fluoroscopy and which may be adjacent to cardiac valves.
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spelling doaj-art-36a46c5662d84948ad68b4182f8025952025-02-03T07:24:42ZengWileyCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702015-01-01201510.1155/2015/610362610362Retrieval of a Dislodged Catheter Using Combined Fluoroscopy and Intracardiac EchocardiographyGus Mitsopoulos0Robert F. Hanna1Sidney Z. Brejt2Greg E. Goldstein3Vladimir Sheynzon4Joshua L. Weintraub5William A. Gray6Department of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Columbia University, 622 West 168th Street, P.O. Box 1-301, New York, NY 10032, USADepartment of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Columbia University, 622 West 168th Street, P.O. Box 1-301, New York, NY 10032, USADepartment of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Columbia University, 622 West 168th Street, P.O. Box 1-301, New York, NY 10032, USADepartment of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Columbia University, 622 West 168th Street, P.O. Box 1-301, New York, NY 10032, USADepartment of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Columbia University, 622 West 168th Street, P.O. Box 1-301, New York, NY 10032, USADepartment of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Columbia University, 622 West 168th Street, P.O. Box 1-301, New York, NY 10032, USADepartment of Cardiology, Columbia University, 622 West 168th Street, P.O. Box 1-301, New York, NY 10032, USAThis report details a method of percutaneous, transluminal retrieval of an intracardiac foreign body using fluoroscopy in combination with intracardiac echocardiography. During retrieval, intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) provided real-time anatomic localization of a constantly moving, almost radiolucent micropuncture coaxial dilator fragment with respect to the tricuspid and pulmonary valves. This method may serve as a crucial aid in retrieval of intracardiac foreign bodies that are difficult to see with fluoroscopy and which may be adjacent to cardiac valves.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/610362
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title Retrieval of a Dislodged Catheter Using Combined Fluoroscopy and Intracardiac Echocardiography
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title_short Retrieval of a Dislodged Catheter Using Combined Fluoroscopy and Intracardiac Echocardiography
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