Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 5 , Pages 484-490 , May 2009

Percutaneous aspiration thrombectomy for the treatment of acute lower extremity deep vein thrombosis: is thrombolysis needed?

  • S.H. Kwon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • J.H. Oh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: J. H. Oh, Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Hoeki-dong 1, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-702, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +82 2 958 8622; fax: +82 2 968 0787.
    • ,
  • T.-S. Seo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • H.J. Ahn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • H.C. Park

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Received 8 September 2008 ,Revised 21 December 2008 ,Accepted 6 January 2009.

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PII: S0009-9260(09)00033-6

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.01.002

Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 5 , Pages 484-490 , May 2009

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