Imaging of left ventricular assist devices.
Left ventricular assist devices are used as a bridge to recovery, a bridge to transplant, or a permanent alternative to cardiac transplant. This exhibit demonstrates the imaging appearance of commonly used left ventricular assist devices and their complications.
Jain
Vineet R
VR
Department of Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
White
Charles S
CS
Pierson
Richard N
RN
Griffith
Bartley P
BP
Sorensen
Erik N
EN
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