Preoperative demonstration of the Adamkiewicz artery by magnetic resonance angiography in patients with descending or thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 104-111

  Yamada, Naoaki ^a   Okita, Yutaka ^a   Minatoya, Kenji ^a   Tagusari, Osamu ^a   Ando, Motomi ^a   Takamiya, Makoto ^a   Kitamura, Soichiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aorta; Arteries; Contrast enhancement; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic resonance angiography; Spinal; Spinal cord ischemia; Surgery; Vascular studies

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DESCENDING AORTA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0034237551     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(00)00412-7     Document Type: Article

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