title: Amplatzer Vascular Plug: expanding the applications spectrum.
abstract: The Amplatzer Vascular Plug is a new embolization device which has been used in different vascular anomalies, especially by cardiologists in the cardiac and pulmonary circulations. It is underused by interventional radiologists. We used this device in three different vascular conditions, which we present here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center (affiliated to "Sackler" School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel), Tel-Hashomer, Israel. rimonu@sheba.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Uri
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Rimon
authors.forename: Eitan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heldenberg
authors.forename: Gil
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Golan
authors.forename: Amichai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shinfeld
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garniek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D000792:Angiography; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior; D011169:Portal Vein; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed