Journal: Interventional Radiology

Article Title: Utility of a Spring-loaded Blunt-tip Co-axial Needle in Accessing “Difficult-to-reach” Targets during Percutaneous Image-guided Procedures

doi: 10.22575/interventionalradiology.2025-0027

Figure Lengend Snippet: Image-guided drainage of a pelvic abscess with Gangi-SoftGuard needle; (a) contrast-enhanced CT of a patient who presented with septic shock revealed acute diverticulitis, complicated by a large pelvic abscess (star) which was surrounded by bowels (solid arrow) and iliac arteries (dashed circles); (b) Gangi-SoftGuard needle (void arrow) was employed to maneuver pass the critical structures with the aid of its spring-loaded blunt-tip stylet targeting the abscess (star); (c) an 8 Fr pigtail drainage catheter (dashed arrow) was exchanged over Amplatz guidewire, and thick pus was drained from the abscess (star); (d) follow-up contrast-enhanced CT colonography in three months showed complete resolution of the pelvic abscess.

Article Snippet: An 8 Fr pigtail catheter (Bard, Becton Dickinson, New Jersey, United States) was then exchanged over a 0.035" Amplatz guidewire (Cook Amplatz, Cook Medical, IN, USA) to achieve drainage.

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Journal: JACC Case Reports

Article Title: Sealing the Threat: Life-Saving Percutaneous Device Closure of Rare Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Following Myocardial Infarction

doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.104035

Figure Lengend Snippet: Angiography (A) Atrial septal defect sheath shown crossing into pseudoaneurysm cavity over Amplatz wire and (B) atrial septal defect device being positioned for deployment.

Article Snippet: LV angiography and cannulation of pseudoaneurysm cavity , • 6-F pigtail catheter (Transangio, Translumina) • 0.035-inch, 150-cm Terumo guidewire (Radifocus, Terumo) • Judkins right catheter (Launcher guide catheter, Medtronic) • 0.035-inch, 260-cm Amplatz exchange-length wire (Cook Medical).

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