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. 2001 Jun;85(6):703–704. doi: 10.1136/heart.85.6.703a

Dissolution of tungsten coils leads to device failure after transcatheter embolisation of pathologic vessels

M PEUSTER, V KAESE, G WUENSCH, P WUEBBOLT, M NIEMEYER, R BOEKENKAMP, C FINK, H HAFERKAMP, G HAUSDORF
PMCID: PMC1729775  PMID: 11359759

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(A) Fluoroscopy immediately after implantation of tungsten coils in a 22 year old patient with multiple aortopulmonary collaterals. (B) Fluoroscopy six months after implantation. Decreased radiopacity of the tungsten coils (arrows).

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