Devices for transcatheter closure of intracardiac defects.

AJR Am J Roentgenol

Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.

Published: January 1993

Transcatheter closure of intracardiac defects is an investigational procedure that is in use at a number of centers in North America and Europe. A radiologist should be able to recognize these devices on a chest radiograph, understand their actual physical appearance, and be able to recognize their expected location. This essay summarizes the indications for, technical aspects of, and radiologic appearance of these devices.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2214/ajr.160.1.8416621DOI Listing

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