Gadolinium-enhanced three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography of the thoracic aorta and arch vessels: A review

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 587-605

  Krinsky, Glenn ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Schwartz Building   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA ARCH ANOMALY; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTOGRAPHY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0032471759     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199809000-00015     Document Type: Review

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