Ultrasonic evaluation of the abdominal aorta

Echocardiography

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-206

  Bluth, Edward I ^a,b,c   Locascio Jr , Lloyd ^a  

^a OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

abdominal aortic aneurysm; color flow Doppler; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMBOLISM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0029972558     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1996.tb00888.x     Document Type: Article

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