Sections View Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Annotate Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Supplementary Content ++ FIGURE 112-179 Detailed view of a CXR obtained during the hospitalization of a kidney transplant recipient with a history of recurrent DVTs and pulmonary embolus despite anticoagulation who had an IVC filter (yellow arrow) placed 6 years prior to the current hospitalization for re-transplantation. Two metal filaments (a vertical one shown with green arrows and a horizontal one marked with orange arrows) can be see within the heart. Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt) ++ FIGURE 112-180 Follow up CT scan demonstrated two metal fragments (a vertical one marked with a green arrow and a horizontal one shown with an orange arrow) embedded within the wall of the right ventricle. Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt) ++ FIGURE 112-181 Follow up CT scan demonstrated two metal fragments (a vertical one marked with a green arrow and a horizontal one shown with an orange arrow) embedded within the wall of the right ventricle. Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt) ++ FIGURE 112-182 CT images show a decreasing number of legs of the IVC filter as the sections move distally. Note as well that the filter is in a retro-hepatic position, proximal to the renal veins. Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt) ++ FIGURE 112-183 A coronal view shows that another leg of the IVC filter (blue arrow) has migrated into the left gonadal vein. Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt) ++ FIGURE 112-184 Inspection of archived images revealed a chest x-ray obtained 3 years prior to the current evaluation with both metal fragments (green and orange arrows) in an identical location. Note also the IVC filter (yellow arrow). Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt) Your Access profile is currently affiliated with '[InstitutionA]' and is in the process of switching affiliations to '[InstitutionB]'. Please click ‘Continue’ to continue the affiliation switch, otherwise click ‘Cancel’ to cancel signing in. Get Free Access Through Your Institution Learn how to see if your library subscribes to McGraw Hill Medical products. Subscribe: Institutional or Individual Sign In Username Error: Please enter User Name Password Error: Please enter Password Forgot Password? Forgot Username? Sign in via OpenAthens Sign in via Shibboleth