Imaging diagnosis and management of inferior vena cava filter related complications / 中国介入影像与治疗学

ABSTRACT

Although inferior vena cava (IVC) filter (IVCF) has been widely used in clinic,the retrieval rate was low,and many of them were left as permanent devices.IVCF can induce many complications,including filter deformation,incomplete opening,tilting,migration and fracture,as well as IVC perforation,stenosis and IVC occlusion.Some of the complications caused by IVCF may cause serious consequence,even death,such as IVCF migration to heart can cause arrhythmia and cardiac arrest.IVCF related complications have many imaging manifestations,whereas there are still some characteristics of each complication.Timely diagnosis based on qualified imaging information and effective treatment is the key to avoid serious complications.The imaging features and management strategies of IVCF related complications were reviewed in this article.