Decision-making in follow-up after endovascular aneurysm repair based on diameter and volume measurements: A blinded comparison

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 184-187

  Prinssen, M ^a   Verhoeven, E L G ^b   Verhagen, H J M ^a   Blankensteijn, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diameter measurements; Endovascular aneurysm repair; Sac shrinkage; Volume measurements

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOPROSTHESIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0042668606     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1892     Document Type: Article

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