Ultrasound contrast-agent improves imaging of lower limb occlusive disease

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-28

  Eiberg, J P ^a   Hansen, M A ^a   Jensen, F ^a   Gronvall Rasmussen J B ^a   Schroeder, T V ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Angiography; Doppler; Duplex ultrasound scanning; Levovist ; Lower limb occlusive disease; Peripheral arterial diseases; Ultrasonography; Ultrasound contrast agent; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOHEXOL; SHU 508; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEG ARTERY; LEG PAIN; MALE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASCULAR SURGERY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIAL ARTERY; VALIDATION STUDY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; POLYSACCHARIDES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL ARTERIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0037267127     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1796     Document Type: Article

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