Spiral computed tomographic angiography - A new technique for evaluation of vascular access in hemodialysis patients

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-122

  Lin, Yao Ping ^a   Wu, Mei Han ^a   Ng, Yee Yung ^a   Lee, Rheun Cheun ^a,b   Liou, Jy Kang ^a   Yang, Wu Chang ^a   Wang, Jia Hwang ^a   Teng, Michael M H ^a   Huang, Tung Po ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computed tomographic angiography; Digital subtraction angiography; Hemodialysis; Vascular access

Indexed keywords

ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL VEINS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031901154     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013319     Document Type: Article

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