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Transradial Access in Uterine Artery Embolization

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Uterine artery embolization (UAE) via radial approach is safe, technically feasible, and well tolerated with equivalent to lower complication rates when compared to transfemoral UAE. Radial access is particularly well-suited to UAE, a procedure in which the patients are generally young and healthy, and patient comfort is an essential part of post-procedure care.

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Abbreviations

Cm:

Centimeter

DAP:

Dose area product

Fr:

French

IR:

Interventional radiology

UAE:

Uterine artery embolization

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  1. Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Ricki Korff, Shaun Honig & Scott Nowakowski

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Molecular and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Aaron M. Fischman

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    Rahul S. Patel

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    Robert A. Lookstein

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Korff, R., Honig, S., Nowakowski, S. (2022). Transradial Access in Uterine Artery Embolization. In: Fischman, A.M., Patel, R.S., Lookstein, R.A. (eds) Transradial Access in Interventional Radiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81678-0_13

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