Bidirectional endovascular treatment for chronic total occlusive lesions of the femoropopliteal arterial segment using a hand-carried ultrasound device and a retrograde microcatheter Masami Nishino, MD, PhD, FACC, Masayuki Taniike, MD, PhD, Nobuhiko Makino, MD, PhD, Hiroyasu Kato, MD, Yasuyuki Egami, MD, Ryu Shutta, MD, Jun Tanouchi, MD, PhD, Yoshio Yamada, MD, PhD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 56, Issue 1, Pages 113-117 (July 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.12.073 Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Flow chart shows puncture position and location for endovascular therapy. CFA, Common femoral artery; CTO, chronic total occlusion; HCU, hand-carried ultrasound device; POP, popliteal artery; TA, anterior or posterior tibial artery. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 56, 113-117DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.12.073) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Overall primary and secondary patency is shown for 19 patients (limbs) with chronic total occlusive lesions of the femoropopliteal arterial segment after endovascular therapy (EVT) using a hand-carried ultrasound (HCUS) device and retrograde microcatheter. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 56, 113-117DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.12.073) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions