Diagnosis of small infrarenal aortic aneurysms by ultrasonography

International Angiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 328-334

  Pedersen, O M ^a   Vik Mo, H ^a   Trippestad, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aorta, abdominal; Aortic aneurysm, abdominal; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REFERENCE VALUE; RENAL ARTERY;

AGED; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030431034     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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