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General Principles of Angioplasty and Stenting

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Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) involves the dilatation of a vascular stenosis or occlusion with a balloon catheter.

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The authors thank Mr Dimitrios Trakadas M.Arch.NTUA for the preparation of the illustrations.

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  1. Second Department of Radiology, Attikon University Hospital, University of Athens, Medical School, Chaidari, Athens, Greece

    Elias N. Brountzos & Efthymia Alexopoulou

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  1. Dept. Diagnostic Radiology, St. George's Hospital, Blackshaw Rd., London, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom

    Robert A. Morgan

  2. Dept. Diagnostic Radiology, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, San Pablo Road 4500 , Jacksonville, 32224, U.S.A.

    Eric Walser

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Brountzos, E.N., Alexopoulou, E. (2010). General Principles of Angioplasty and Stenting. In: Morgan, R., Walser, E. (eds) Handbook of Angioplasty and Stenting Procedures. Techniques in Interventional Radiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-399-6_6

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