To determine whether two commonly used embolic agents have differing rates of blood flow reduction during transcatheter embolization of the renal arteries in an animal model.
Relative rates of blood flow reduction during transcatheter arterial embolization with tris-acryl gelatin microspheres or polyvinyl alcohol: quantitative comparison in a swine model.
Dotter Interventional Institute, University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific St., RR 215, Box 357115, Seattle, Washington 98195-7115, USA. tandrews@u.washington.edu