Noninvasive imaging of the thoracic aorta

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 240-248

  Link, Kerry M ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA DISSECTING ANEURYSM; AORTOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCREENING TEST; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032704754     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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