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Brachytherapy for the Prevention of Stenosis in a Canine Hemodialysis Graft Model: Preliminary Observations

Scott O. Trerotola, Timothy J. Carmody, Robert Timmerman, Kathleen Bergan, R. Gerald Dreesen, Stephanie V. Frost, Mitchell Forney

Radiology · 1999 · 33 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

Brachytherapy with 192Ir (gamma) delivered at the time of stent placement reduces restenosis in this hemodialysis graft model, but, depending on the parameter evaluated (stenosis vs total volume of neointima), the benefit may wane or even reverse with time.

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