Seldinger technique

Seldinger technique
the retrograde passage of a catheter into the aorta via a puncture in the femoral artery. It is used to outline the aorta and its major branches, including the blood vessels of the lower extremities.
S. I. Seldinger (1921- ), Swedish radiologist

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a method for introducing a catheter into a hollow lumen structure or body cavity; a narrow needle is used to enter the structure, a guidewire is passed through the needle, the needle is removed, and the catheter is advanced over the wire. Used in angiography, cardiac catheterization, and cannulation of the central venous system.

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