Hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation: Temporal accuracy of diagnosis with duplex US and the syndrome of impending thrombosis

Radiology

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 553-559

  Nolten, Audrey ^a,c   Sproat, Ian A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatic arteries, thrombosis; Liver, transplantation; Liver, US

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030043064     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.198.2.8596865     Document Type: Article

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