guide wire
collocation in Englishmeaningsofguideandwire
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guide
noun[C]
uk/ɡaɪd/us/ɡaɪd/
a book that gives you the most important information about a ...
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wire
noun
uk/waɪər/us/waɪr/
a piece of thin metal thread that can be bent, used for fastening things and for making particular types of objects that are strong but ...
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(Definition ofguideandwirefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofguide wire
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The balloon catheter was advanced over theguidewire, inflated with dilute contrast to a pressure of 3-4 atmospheres, and deflated immediately.
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When the branches of the pulmonary arteries were dilated bilaterally, aguidewirewas placed in each pulmonary artery.
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Finally, in the descending aorta, theguidewireliberates itself from the aortic wall.
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While keeping the coil and theguidewirestationary, we withdrew the catheter until the entire coil was extruded.
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Perforation of the occluded area using a straightguidewirewas feasible in all 5 patients.
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Coils were pushed forward and released from the catheter with a 0.97 mm (0.038 inch) flexibleguidewire.
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A 0.014"guidewirepassed easily across the stenotic aortic valve.
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Careful probing of the shunt with aguidewireis recommended when occlusion is fairly recent.
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The coil could be detached from the deliveryguidewireby rotation of the wire once the coil was satisfactorily placed in the arterial duct.
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Theguidewirewas then removed without causing damage to the cardiac valves.
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A stiffguidewirewas then left in the vessel, the sheath removed and the balloon catheter inserted.
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When a 15 mm (coronary size) stent was used, the pre-mounted delivery system was positioned over an 0.014"guidewire.
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When die femoral artery is used, it enables an exchangeguidewireto form a loopfromthe femoral artery to die femoral or internal jugular vein.
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The dilator was removed and replaced with an exchangeguidewire.
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A steerableguidewirewith a flexible tip was placed in a peripheral pulmonary artery.
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