A novel technique of percutaneous intraluminal cracking using a puncture needle for severe calcified lesions of below-the-knee and below-the-ankle arteries

PURPOSEEndovascular therapy has recently become acceptable for the reconstruction of below-the-knee (BTK) and below-the-ankle (BTA) arterial lesions. However, we have sometimes experienced BTK or BTA lesions with calcifications that are too severe for balloon catheters to cross or expand despite suc...

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Main Authors: Tatsuro Takei, Akira Miyamoto, Tomonari Takagi, Yasutaka Yamauchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2021-05-01
Series:Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Online Access: http://www.dirjournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/a-novel-technique-of-percutaneous-intraluminal-cra/54356