Accuracy of computer-aided measurements in endovascular stent-graft planning: An experimental study with two phantoms

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 164-170

  Juha Matti, Isokangas ^a   Rami, Hietala ^a   Jukka, Perälä ^a   Osmo, Tervonen ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aorta; Computed tomography; Stent grafting

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR STENT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037371212     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RLI.0000053671.64992.B5     Document Type: Article

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