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Embolization of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations

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This section provides a comprehensive procedural report for embolization for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations procedure with up-to-date explanatory notes, synopsis of the indications and contraindications, and potential complications in an organized and practical format.

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Abbreviations

AVMS:

Arteriovenous malformations

HHT:

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

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  1. Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, 660 First Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA

    Jonathan S. Gross

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  1. Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Med. Center Department of Radiology, NY, New York, USA

    Bedros Taslakian

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Aghiad Al-Kutoubi

  3. Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Jamal J. Hoballah

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Gross, J.S. (2016). Embolization of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations. In: Taslakian, B., Al-Kutoubi, A., Hoballah, J. (eds) Procedural Dictations in Image-Guided Intervention. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40845-3_117

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