| Historical reminiscence: origin of the Greenfield filter. | |
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PMID: 21265342 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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The Greenfield filter was the result of collaboration between a surgeon and a petroleum engineer. Originally it was a component of a catheter management approach to massive pulmonary embolism. Industry support allowed further technical improvements and long-term patient followup studies. |
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Authors:
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Lazar J Greenfield |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The American surgeon Volume: 76 ISSN: 0003-1348 ISO Abbreviation: Am Surg Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-01-26 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370522 Medline TA: Am Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1319-20 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. lazarg@umich.edu |
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