"Tantalum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A rare metallic element, atomic number 73, atomic weight 180.948, symbol Ta. It is a noncorrosive and malleable metal that has been used for plates or disks to replace cranial defects, for wire sutures, and for making prosthetic devices.
| Descriptor ID |
D013635
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.556.837 D01.268.956.859 D01.552.544.837
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| Concept/Terms |
Tantalum- Tantalum
- Tantalum-181
- Tantalum 181
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tantalum" by people in Profiles.
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Surgical Management of Tibial Bone Loss in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Clinical Outcomes and Radiographic Analysis of Tantalum Cones, Titanium Cones and Titanium Sleeves. Iowa Orthop J. 2022 06; 42(1):145-153.
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Endoscopically assisted intratumoral embolization of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma using Onyx. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Jun; 7(6):600-3.
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Onyx embolization of carotid-cavernous fistulas. J Neurosurg. 2010 Mar; 112(3):589-94.
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Clinical and angiographic results of percutaneous coronary revascularization using a trilayer stainless steel-tantalum-stainless steel phosphorylcholine-coated stent: the TriMaxx trial. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2007 Dec 01; 70(7):914-9.
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Decreased platelet adherence of polymer-coated tantalum stents. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 1994 Jul-Aug; 5(4):567-72.
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Airway reopening pressure in isolated rat lungs. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1994 Mar; 76(3):1372-7.
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Distribution of airway narrowing during hyperpnea-induced bronchoconstriction in guinea pigs. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1990 Oct; 69(4):1323-9.