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Three-dimensional Anatomy of the Left Central Veins: Implications for Dialysis Catheter Placement by Salik, Erez, MD, Daftary, Aditya, MBBS, Tal, Michael G., MD

“…Purpose To define the three-dimensional anatomy of the left central veins and the implication for left-sided dialysis catheter placement. Materials and Methods…”
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The Global Reading Room: Treating a Fibrin Sheath by Garcia-Monaco, Ricardo, Naif, Azza, Tal, Michael G, Trerotola, Scott

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Histologic findings after mechanochemical ablation in a caprine model with use of ClariVein by Tal, Michael G., MD, MBA, Dos Santos, Scott J, Marano, John P., MS, PhD, Whiteley, Mark S., MS, FRCS(Gen)

“…Objective The use of foam and liquid sclerotherapy for the treatment of varicose veins and underlying venous reflux is widespread. A novel device, the…”
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Clot accumulation at the tip of hemodialysis catheters in a large animal model by Tal, Michael G., Livne, Ron, Neeman, Rotem

“…Background: The issue of side holes in the tips of the tunneled cuffed central venous catheters is complex and has been subject to longstanding debate. This…”
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Selecting Optimal Hemodialysis Catheters: Material, Design, Advanced Features, and Preferences by Tal, Michael G., MD, MBA, Ni, Nina, AB

“…Hemodialysis catheters are a necessary evil. They provide an immediate and effective lifeline for hemodialysis patients, and their use is steadily increasing…”
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Catheter-related blood stream infection in hemodialysis patients with symmetric tunneled non-side-hole hemodialysis catheters by Tal, Michael G, Yevzlin, Alexander S

“…Background: Tunneled hemodialysis catheter-related bloodstream infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in end-stage renal disease patients. Side…”
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Prospective evaluation of efficacy and safety of distal radial and radial artery access using a novel articulating-tip guidewire by Tal, Michael G, Covey, Anne, Qaqish, Shaker, Livne, Ron, Klass, Darren

“…Background: Guidewire-facilitated access to peripheral vessels is commonplace in vascular access, but guidewire insertion into small vessels, such as the…”
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Staphylococcus aureus accumulation at the tip of hemodialysis catheters with or without tip side holes in catheter related bloodstream infection in a large animal by Tal, Michael G, Yevzlin, Alexander S

“…Background: Eighty percent of hemodialysis patients start their dialysis with a tunneled hemodialysis catheter. Catheter related bacteremia is the second most…”
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Initial Clinical Experience with a Symmetric Tip Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheter Without Side Holes by Tal, Michael G., Yevzlin, Alexander S.

“…The purpose of this article is to assess the performance and safety of a novel, symmetric, side-hole–free tunneled cuffed catheter hypothesized to sustain…”
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Pressure-Induced Fibroid Ischemia: First-In-Human Experience with a Novel Device for Laparoscopic Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids by Tal, Michael G, Keidar, Ran, Magnazi, Gilad, Henn, Ohad, Kim, Jin Hee, Chudnoff, Scott G, Stepp, Kevin J

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of use of a novel uterine fibroid treatment device hypothesized to cause fibroid infarction by…”
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Right atrial migration and percutaneous retrieval of a Günther Tulip inferior vena cava filter by Bochenek, Krzysztof M, Aruny, John E, Tal, Michael G

“…This report describes a 67-year-old trauma victim in whom a retrievable Günther Tulip (Cook, Bloomington, IN) inferior vena cava filter was placed. The filter…”
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Clinical Outcome of the Tal Palindrome Chronic Hemodialysis Catheter: Single Institution Experience by Spector, Marcelo, MD, Mojibian, Hamid, MD, Eliseo, Donna, RN, Pollak, Jeffrey S., MD, Reiner, Eric, MD, Arici, Melih, MD, Tal, Michael G., MD, MBA

“…Purpose To report the authors' clinical experience with the Tal Palindrome chronic dialysis catheter with a symmetric tip. Materials and Methods During a…”
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Type 2 diabetes: Microvascular ischemia of pancreatic islets? by Tal, Michael G

“…Summary Hyperglycemia is a key factor in both beta cell death and dysfunction as well as in development of microvascular disease. The hypothesis described in…”
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A randomized comparison of a novel nitinol-frame low-dose-copper intrauterine contraceptive and a copper T380S intrauterine contraceptive by Reeves, Matthew F, Katz, Bob H, Canela, Juan M, Hathaway, Mark J, Tal, Michael G

“…Abstract Objective We sought to compare VeraCept (VC175), a novel nitinol intrauterine contraceptive (IUC) with 175 square-mm of copper surface area, to a…”
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Comparison of recirculation percentage of the palindrome catheter and standard hemodialysis catheters in a swine model by Tal, Michael G

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate in vivo recirculation of a new bi-directional dialysis catheter with a symmetric tip design and compare it to…”
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Previous PICC Placement May Be Associated With Catheter-Related Infections in Hemodialysis Patients by Butler, Philip J., Sood, Shreya, Mojibian, Hamid, Tal, Michael G.

“…Background Catheter-related infections (CRIs) are a significant source of morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients. The identification of novel,…”
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Comparison of Four Embolic Materials at Uterine Artery Embolization by Using Postprocedural MR Imaging Enhancement by ABRAMOWITZ, Steven D, ISRAEL, Gary M, MCCARTHY, Shirley M, POLLAK, Jeffrey S, WHITE, Robert I, TAL, Michael G

“…To test the hypothesis that not all embolic materials are equivalent by using postprocedural magnetic resonance (MR) imaging enhancement of uterine fibroids in…”
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Fibroid-induced acute urinary retention: treatment by uterine artery embolization by Arleo, Elizabeth Kagan, Tal, Michael G.

“…A 39-year-old gravida 2 para 2 woman presented to our Hospital’s Emergency Department with complaints of difficulty voiding. She had an enlarged leiomyomatous…”
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Power Injection of Iodinated Intravenous Contrast Material through Acute and Chronic Hemodialysis Catheters by Hollander, Scott, Mojibian, Hamid, Emery, Michael, Tal, Michael G.

“…Purpose End-stage renal disease patients with hemodialysis catheters in need of contrast enhanced imaging studies often have limited peripheral venous access…”
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Comparison of MRI outcomes of uterine artery embolization for uterine leiomyoma using tris-acryl gelatin microspheres, polyvinyl alcohol spheres, and polyvinyl alcohol particles by Galvez, Jorge A, McCarthy, Shirley, Weinreb, Jeffrey, Zelterman, Daniel, White, Robert I, Pollak, Jeffrey, Tal, Michael G

“…Comparison of recurrence of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) enhancement of uterine fibroids treated with uterine artery embolization (UAE) among embolic…”
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