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Endovascular Today published an article in July 2014 in which three doctors well-versed in dealing with inferior vena cava (IVC) filters were interviewed for their opinions on indications, patient follow-up & retrieval rates and the prophylactic use of the devices. The three interviewees were: • Dr. William T. Kuo, MD, FSIR, FCCP FCIRSE; Director, Interventional Radiology at Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California • Dr. Gerard Goh, MD, EBIR; Consultant Interventional & Diagnostic Radi
Guidelines for using IVC Filters The interviewees were questioned as to what guidelines they and their respective facilities followed re: implanting IVC filters. Their answers point to a problem in the field: namely, that there isn’t one uniform set of guidelines for IVC filter use and that they differ across the board.