inferior vena cava filter

inferior vena cava filter
a filter used in transvenous vena caval interruption for the prevention of pulmonary embolism; the most common type is the umbrella filter. Called also vena cava or vena caval f.

Vena cava filter. Expandable wire mesh basket (arrows) in the inferior vena cava.


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