Thoracic MR Aortography: Imaging Techniques and Strategies

Radiographics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 287-309

  Ho, Vincent B ^a,b   Prince, Martin R ^c  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm, aortic, 56.73, 56.731, 56.733, 56.74; Aorta, abnormalities, 56.15, 56.1511; Aorta, dissection, 56.74; Gadolinium; Magnetic resonance (MR), vascular studies, 94.12942

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM;

AGED; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; THORACIC AORTA; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC COARCTATION; AORTIC DISEASES; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032011961     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.18.2.9536478     Document Type: Article

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