Regression of abdominal visceral aneurysms in polyarteritis nodosa: CT findings

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 180, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1617-1619

  Tarhan, N Cagla ^a   Coskun, Mehmet ^a   Kayahan, Esra M ^a   Yildirim, Erkan ^a   Yucel, Eftal ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MALE; NECROTIZING ARTERITIS; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037835602     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.180.6.1801617     Document Type: Article

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