Aneurysmal sizing after endovascular repair in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm: Interobserver variability of various measurement protocols and its clinical relevance

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2699-2704

  Abada, Hicham T ^a   Sapoval, Marc R ^a   Paul, Jean François ^a,b   de Maertelaer, Viviane ^c   Mousseaux, Elie ^a   Gaux, Jean Claude ^a  

^a Hop Europeen Georges Pompidou ^*  (France)

^b CENTRE CHIRURGICAL MARIE LANNELONGUE   (France)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aorta; Computed tomography; Grafts; Interventional procedures; Prostheses

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST;

AGED; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0348161424     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-003-1914-8     Document Type: Article

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