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Fig. 1 | CVIR Endovascular

Fig. 1

From: A case of picking calcified plaque in the common femoral artery with a long needle: the “calc-pick technique”

Fig. 1

Angiography and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging. A Control angiography. B A 0.014-inch polymer jacket wire (Cruise, Asahi Intecc, Nagoya, Japan) was inserted into the deep femoral artery (DFA), and another tapered 45 g 0.014-inch wire (Jupitar Max, Boston Scientific, Natick, MA) was passed toward the SFA direction using a double lumen catheter (Crusade; Kaneka, Osaka, Japan). C A Crosser® catheter (FlowCardia Inc., Sunnyvale, CA) was passed six times toward the SFA direction, and the SFA was expanded with a 3 × 40 mm scoring balloon at 10 atm (NSE PTA; Nipro, Osaka, Japan). D Post-balloon angiography and intravascular ultrasound images

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